#228BA0#228BA0

#228BA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.095 H 214.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#228BA0
RGBrgb(34, 139, 160)
HSLhsl(190, 65%, 38%)
HSVhsv(190, 79%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(78.8%, 13.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LABlab(53.32, -21.38, -19.43)
CIE-LCHlch(53.32, 28.89, 222.27°)
OKLaboklab(58.91% -0.0782 -0.0542)
OKLCHoklch(58.91% 0.095 214.8)
XYZxyz(16.2347, 21.3414, 36.5145)
Luminance0.2134 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#228BA0 #A03722
analogous
#22A076 #228BA0 #224CA0
triadic
#228BA0 #A0228B #8BA022
tetradic
#228BA0 #7622A0 #A03722 #4CA022
square
#228BA0 #7622A0 #A03722 #4CA022
split-complementary
#228BA0 #A0224C #A07622
monochromatic
#0D333B #175F6E #228BA0 #2DB7D2 #5FC8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.99
#228BA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.27
#228BA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228BA0
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##228BA0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##228BA01.003.995.275.27
#FFFFFF3.991.0021.0021.00
#0000005.2721.001.001.00
##0000005.2721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C86A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B7AA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009392
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #228ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 139, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.095 214.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73adbc',
    500: '#228ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #228ba0;
$custom-light: #73adbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#228ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58911,
    "c": 0.09514,
    "h": 214.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#228BA0
secondary
#C26D5C
accent
#5C40E8
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F6
border
#C9CED0
text
#091012
muted
#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228BA0

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#228BA0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva