#228CA1#228CA1

#228CA1 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.096 H 214.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228CA1
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 161)
HSL	hsl(190, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(190, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 13%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.67, -21.57, -19.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.67, 29.06, 222.08°)
OKLab	oklab(59.21% -0.0787 -0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(59.21% 0.096 214.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4680, 21.6674, 37.0256)
Luminance	0.2167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228CA1 #A13722

analogous

#22A176 #228CA1 #224DA1

triadic

#228CA1 #A1228C #8CA122

tetradic

#228CA1 #7622A1 #A13722 #4DA122

square

#228CA1 #7622A1 #A13722 #4DA122

split-complementary

#228CA1 #A1224D #A17622

monochromatic

#0D343C #17606E #228CA1 #2DB7D3 #60C9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#228CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#228CA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228CA1

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228CA1	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)

#7D87A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7BA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009493

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.096 214.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aebc',
    500: '#228ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228ca1;
$custom-light: #73aebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.921,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59206,
    "c": 0.09568,
    "h": 214.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228CA1

secondary

#C26D5D

accent

#5C40E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228CA1

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

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