#228D97#228D97

#228D97 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.092 H 204.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228D97
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 151)
HSL	hsl(185, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(185, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.62, -25.37, -13.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.62, 28.87, 208.51°)
OKLab	oklab(59.05% -0.084 -0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(59.05% 0.092 204.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.7680, 21.6223, 32.6146)
Luminance	0.2162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228D97 #972C22

analogous

#229767 #228D97 #225397

triadic

#228D97 #97228D #8D9722

tetradic

#228D97 #672297 #972C22 #539722

square

#228D97 #672297 #972C22 #539722

split-complementary

#228D97 #972253 #976722

monochromatic

#0C3033 #175E65 #228D97 #2DBCC9 #5ACFDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#228D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#228D97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228D97

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228D97	1.00	3.94	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.94	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)

#818798

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009390

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.092 204.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72aeb5',
    500: '#228d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228d97;
$custom-light: #72aeb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.128,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59047,
    "c": 0.09236,
    "h": 204.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228D97

secondary

#BE6057

accent

#5042E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228D97

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

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