#228CAC#228CAC

#228CAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.102 H 223.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228CAC
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 172)
HSL	hsl(194, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(194, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 18.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.10, -17.83, -25.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.10, 30.82, 234.65°)
OKLab	oklab(59.7% -0.0743 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(59.7% 0.102 223.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4810, 22.0726, 42.3608)
Luminance	0.2208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228CAC #AC4222

analogous

#22AC87 #228CAC #2247AC

triadic

#228CAC #AC228C #8CAC22

tetradic

#228CAC #8722AC #AC4222 #47AC22

square

#228CAC #8722AC #AC4222 #47AC22

split-complementary

#228CAC #AC2247 #AC8722

monochromatic

#0E3946 #186279 #228CAC #34B1D7 #67C5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#228CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#228CAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228CAC

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228CAC	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A89AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.102 223.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc4',
    500: '#228cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228cac;
$custom-light: #75adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.913,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59696,
    "c": 0.10242,
    "h": 223.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228CAC

secondary

#C77A63

accent

#663EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228CAC

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

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