#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
RGBrgb(34, 140, 173)
HSLhsl(194, 67%, 41%)
HSVhsv(194, 80%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(80.3%, 19.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LABlab(54.14, -17.48, -25.65)
CIE-LCHlch(54.14, 31.04, 235.72°)
OKLaboklab(59.74% -0.0739 -0.0719)
OKLCHoklch(59.74% 0.103 224.2)
XYZxyz(17.5774, 22.1112, 42.8685)
Luminance0.2211 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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
##228CAD1.003.875.425.42
#FFFFFF3.871.0021.0021.00
#0000005.4221.001.001.00
##0000005.4221.001.001.00

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

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