#228DA2#228DA2

#228DA2 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.096 H 214.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228DA2
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 162)
HSL	hsl(190, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(190, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 13%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.02, -21.76, -19.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.02, 29.23, 221.88°)
OKLab	oklab(59.5% -0.0793 -0.0545)
OKLCH	oklch(59.5% 0.096 214.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.7033, 21.9964, 37.5408)
Luminance	0.2200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228DA2 #A23722

analogous

#22A277 #228DA2 #224DA2

triadic

#228DA2 #A2228D #8DA222

tetradic

#228DA2 #7722A2 #A23722 #4DA222

square

#228DA2 #7722A2 #A23722 #4DA222

split-complementary

#228DA2 #A2224D #A27722

monochromatic

#0D353D #17616F #228DA2 #2EB8D3 #61C9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#228DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#228DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228DA2

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228DA2	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E88A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.096 214.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aebd',
    500: '#228da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228da2;
$custom-light: #73aebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.844,
    "s": 65.306,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59502,
    "c": 0.09622,
    "h": 214.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228DA2

secondary

#C36E5D

accent

#5B40E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228DA2

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

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