#228CAD#228CAD

#228CAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.103 H 224.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228CAD
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 173)
HSL	hsl(194, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 19.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.14, -17.48, -25.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.14, 31.04, 235.72°)
OKLab	oklab(59.74% -0.0739 -0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(59.74% 0.103 224.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5774, 22.1112, 42.8685)
Luminance	0.2211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228CAD #AD4322

analogous

#22AD89 #228CAD #2246AD

triadic

#228CAD #AD228C #8CAD22

tetradic

#228CAD #8922AD #AD4322 #46AD22

square

#228CAD #8922AD #AD4322 #46AD22

split-complementary

#228CAD #AD2246 #AD8922

monochromatic

#0E3947 #18637A #228CAD #35B1D7 #68C5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#228CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#228CAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228CAD

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228CAD	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.103 224.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc5',
    500: '#228cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228cad;
$custom-light: #75adc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.245,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59743,
    "c": 0.10316,
    "h": 224.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228CAD

secondary

#C77B64

accent

#673EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228CAD

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

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