#228D9C#228D9C

#228D9C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.094 H 209.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228D9C
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 156)
HSL	hsl(187, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(187, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 9.6%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.80, -23.74, -16.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.80, 28.85, 214.62°)
OKLab	oklab(59.25% -0.0819 -0.0456)
OKLCH	oklch(59.25% 0.094 209.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.1827, 21.7881, 34.7987)
Luminance	0.2179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228D9C #9C3122

analogous

#229C6E #228D9C #22509C

triadic

#228D9C #9C228D #8D9C22

tetradic

#228D9C #6E229C #9C3122 #509C22

square

#228D9C #6E229C #9C3122 #509C22

split-complementary

#228D9C #9C2250 #9C6E22

monochromatic

#0C3238 #17606A #228D9C #2DBACE #5DCCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#228D9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#228D9C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228D9C

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228D9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228D9C	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#80889D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228d9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.094 209.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aeb9',
    500: '#228d9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228d9c;
$custom-light: #73aeb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228d9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.377,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59249,
    "c": 0.09373,
    "h": 209.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228D9C

secondary

#C0665A

accent

#5541E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228D9C

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

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