#228B8F#228B8F

#228B8F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.090 H 198.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228B8F
RGB	rgb(34, 139, 143)
HSL	hsl(182, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(182, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 2.8%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.72, -26.90, -10.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.72, 28.88, 201.35°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% -0.0856 -0.0292)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.09 198.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8480, 20.7867, 29.2110)
Luminance	0.2079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228B8F #8F2622

analogous

#228F5D #228B8F #22548F

triadic

#228B8F #8F228B #8B8F22

tetradic

#228B8F #5D228F #8F2622 #548F22

square

#228B8F #5D228F #8F2622 #548F22

split-complementary

#228B8F #8F2254 #8F5D22

monochromatic

#0A2B2C #165B5E #228B8F #2EBBC0 #55D2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#228B8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#228B8F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228B8F

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228B8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228B8F	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#81848F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717990

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228b8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 139, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.090 198.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71adaf',
    500: '#228b8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228b8f;
$custom-light: #71adaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228b8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.202,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5822,
    "c": 0.09044,
    "h": 198.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228B8F

secondary

#BA5652

accent

#4943E5

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228B8F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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