#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
RGB	rgb(34, 139, 160)
HSL	hsl(190, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(190, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 13.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.32, -21.38, -19.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.32, 28.89, 222.27°)
OKLab	oklab(58.91% -0.0782 -0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(58.91% 0.095 214.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.2347, 21.3414, 36.5145)
Luminance	0.2134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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
##228BA0	1.00	3.99	5.27	5.27
#FFFFFF	3.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

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

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