#228C8C#228C8C

#228C8C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.091 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228C8C
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 140)
HSL	hsl(180, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(180, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 0%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.94, -28.33, -8.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.94, 29.56, 196.60°)
OKLab	oklab(58.37% -0.088 -0.0235)
OKLCH	oklch(58.37% 0.091 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7692, 20.9879, 28.0785)
Luminance	0.2099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228C8C #8C2222

analogous

#228C57 #228C8C #22578C

triadic

#228C8C #8C228C #8C8C22

tetradic

#228C8C #57228C #8C2222 #578C22

square

#228C8C #57228C #8C2222 #578C22

split-complementary

#228C8C #8C2257 #8C5722

monochromatic

#0A2A2A #165B5B #228C8C #2EBDBD #53D5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#228C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#228C8C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228C8C

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228C8C	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#82858C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737A8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00918C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.091 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71aead',
    500: '#228c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228c8c;
$custom-light: #71aead;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58367,
    "c": 0.09108,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228C8C

secondary

#B95151

accent

#4444E4

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228C8C

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

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