#228B99#228B99

#228B99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.092 H 208.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228B99
RGB	rgb(34, 139, 153)
HSL	hsl(187, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(187, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.06, -23.69, -15.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.06, 28.47, 213.67°)
OKLab	oklab(58.62% -0.0811 -0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(58.62% 0.092 208.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.6396, 21.1033, 33.3799)
Luminance	0.2110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228B99 #993022

analogous

#22996C #228B99 #225099

triadic

#228B99 #99228B #8B9922

tetradic

#228B99 #6C2299 #993022 #509922

square

#228B99 #6C2299 #993022 #509922

split-complementary

#228B99 #992250 #996C22

monochromatic

#0C3035 #175E67 #228B99 #2DB8CB #5BCCDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#228B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#228B99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228B99

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228B99	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E859A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7A99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00928F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 139, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.092 208.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72adb7',
    500: '#228b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228b99;
$custom-light: #72adb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.059,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58616,
    "c": 0.09227,
    "h": 208.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228B99

secondary

#BF6458

accent

#5541E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228B99

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

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