#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
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 160)
HSL	hsl(190, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(190, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 12.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.63, -21.90, -18.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.63, 28.96, 220.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.16% -0.0792 -0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(59.16% 0.095 213.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.3802, 21.6323, 36.5630)
Luminance	0.2163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##228CA0	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

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

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