#228C82#228C82

#228C82 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.093 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228C82
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 130)
HSL	hsl(174, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(174, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 0%, 7.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.63, -31.34, -3.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.63, 31.49, 185.67°)
OKLab	oklab(58.01% -0.0927 -0.0089)
OKLCH	oklch(58.01% 0.093 185.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0651, 20.7063, 24.3702)
Luminance	0.2071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228C82 #8C222C

analogous

#228C4D #228C82 #22618C

triadic

#228C82 #82228C #8C8222

tetradic

#228C82 #4D228C #8C222C #618C22

square

#228C82 #4D228C #8C222C #618C22

split-complementary

#228C82 #8C2261 #8C4D22

monochromatic

#0A2A27 #165B54 #228C82 #2EBDB0 #53D5C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#228C82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#228C82 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228C82

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228C82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228C82	1.00	4.08	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#858482

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767983

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228c82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.093 185.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70aea6',
    500: '#228c82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228c82;
$custom-light: #70aea6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228c82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174.34,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58012,
    "c": 0.09316,
    "h": 185.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228C82

secondary

#B9515B

accent

#4453E4

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228C82

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

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