#228CA0#228CA0

#228CA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.095 H 213.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#228CA0
RGBrgb(34, 140, 160)
HSLhsl(190, 65%, 38%)
HSVhsv(190, 79%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(78.8%, 12.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LABlab(53.63, -21.90, -18.95)
CIE-LCHlch(53.63, 28.96, 220.87°)
OKLaboklab(59.16% -0.0792 -0.0529)
OKLCHoklch(59.16% 0.095 213.7)
XYZxyz(16.3802, 21.6323, 36.5630)
Luminance0.2163 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#228CA0 #A03622
analogous
#22A075 #228CA0 #224DA0
triadic
#228CA0 #A0228C #8CA022
tetradic
#228CA0 #7522A0 #A03622 #4DA022
square
#228CA0 #7522A0 #A03622 #4DA022
split-complementary
#228CA0 #A0224D #A07522
monochromatic
#0D343B #17606E #228CA0 #2DB8D2 #5FC9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94
#228CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33
#228CA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228CA0
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##228CA0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##228CA01.003.945.335.33
#FFFFFF3.941.0021.0021.00
#0000005.3321.001.001.00
##0000005.3321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D87A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D7BA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009492
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #228ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.095 213.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aebc',
    500: '#228ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #228ca0;
$custom-light: #73aebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#228ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.524,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59163,
    "c": 0.0952,
    "h": 213.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#228CA0
secondary
#C26C5C
accent
#5B40E8
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F6
border
#C9CED0
text
#091012
muted
#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228CA0

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#228CA0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva