#228D96#228D96

#228D96 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.092 H 203.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228D96
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 150)
HSL	hsl(185, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(185, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 6%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.59, -25.69, -13.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.59, 28.90, 207.29°)
OKLab	oklab(59.01% -0.0845 -0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(59.01% 0.092 203.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.6871, 21.5899, 32.1887)
Luminance	0.2159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228D96 #962B22

analogous

#229665 #228D96 #225396

triadic

#228D96 #96228D #8D9622

tetradic

#228D96 #652296 #962B22 #539622

square

#228D96 #652296 #962B22 #539622

split-complementary

#228D96 #962253 #966522

monochromatic

#0B2F32 #175E64 #228D96 #2DBCC8 #59CFD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#228D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#228D96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228D96

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228D96	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818797

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009390

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.092 203.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72aeb4',
    500: '#228d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228d96;
$custom-light: #72aeb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.655,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59007,
    "c": 0.09217,
    "h": 203.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228D96

secondary

#BE5E56

accent

#4E42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228D96

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

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