#228C8D#228C8D

#228C8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.091 H 195.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228C8D
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 141)
HSL	hsl(181, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(181, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 0.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.97, -28.02, -8.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.97, 29.42, 197.76°)
OKLab	oklab(58.4% -0.0875 -0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(58.4% 0.091 195.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8433, 21.0175, 28.4686)
Luminance	0.2102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228C8D #8D2322

analogous

#228D59 #228C8D #22578D

triadic

#228C8D #8D228C #8C8D22

tetradic

#228C8D #59228D #8D2322 #578D22

square

#228C8D #59228D #8D2322 #578D22

split-complementary

#228C8D #8D2257 #8D5922

monochromatic

#0A2A2A #165B5C #228C8D #2EBDBE #54D4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#228C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#228C8D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228C8D

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228C8D	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)

#82858D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737A8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00918C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.091 195.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71aeae',
    500: '#228c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228c8d;
$custom-light: #71aeae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.561,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58404,
    "c": 0.09103,
    "h": 195.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228C8D

secondary

#B95251

accent

#4544E4

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228C8D

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

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