#228B91#228B91

#228B91 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.091 H 200.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228B91
RGB	rgb(34, 139, 145)
HSL	hsl(183, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(183, 77%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 4.1%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.78, -26.27, -11.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.78, 28.71, 203.78°)
OKLab	oklab(58.3% -0.0847 -0.0321)
OKLCH	oklch(58.3% 0.091 200.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0008, 20.8478, 30.0160)
Luminance	0.2085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228B91 #912822

analogous

#22915F #228B91 #225491

triadic

#228B91 #91228B #8B9122

tetradic

#228B91 #5F2291 #912822 #549122

square

#228B91 #5F2291 #912822 #549122

split-complementary

#228B91 #912254 #915F22

monochromatic

#0B2C2E #165B5F #228B91 #2EBBC3 #56D0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#228B91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#228B91 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228B91

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228B91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228B91	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808592

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707991

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228b91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 139, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.091 200.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71adb1',
    500: '#228b91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228b91;
$custom-light: #71adb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228b91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.243,
    "s": 62.011,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58297,
    "c": 0.09058,
    "h": 200.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228B91

secondary

#BB5953

accent

#4B43E5

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F5

border

#C8CECF

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228B91

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

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