#228CAE#228CAE

#228CAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.104 H 224.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228CAE
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 174)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 19.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.19, -17.13, -26.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.19, 31.27, 236.77°)
OKLab	oklab(59.79% -0.0735 -0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(59.79% 0.104 224.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.6746, 22.1500, 43.3800)
Luminance	0.2215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228CAE #AE4422

analogous

#22AE8A #228CAE #2246AE

triadic

#228CAE #AE228C #8CAE22

tetradic

#228CAE #8A22AE #AE4422 #46AE22

square

#228CAE #8A22AE #AE4422 #46AE22

split-complementary

#228CAE #AE2246 #AE8A22

monochromatic

#0E3A48 #18637B #228CAE #36B0D8 #69C4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#228CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#228CAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228CAE

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228CAE	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.104 224.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc6',
    500: '#228cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228cae;
$custom-light: #75adc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.571,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59789,
    "c": 0.10391,
    "h": 224.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228CAE

secondary

#C77C64

accent

#683EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228CAE

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

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