#228DA9#228DA9

#228DA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.100 H 220.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228DA9
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 169)
HSL	hsl(192, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(192, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.9%, 16.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.29, -19.39, -23.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.29, 30.18, 230.01°)
OKLab	oklab(59.81% -0.0765 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(59.81% 0.1 220.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3430, 22.2523, 40.9095)
Luminance	0.2225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228DA9 #A93E22

analogous

#22A981 #228DA9 #224AA9

triadic

#228DA9 #A9228D #8DA922

tetradic

#228DA9 #8122A9 #A93E22 #4AA922

square

#228DA9 #8122A9 #A93E22 #4AA922

split-complementary

#228DA9 #A9224A #A98122

monochromatic

#0D3843 #186276 #228DA9 #32B4D6 #65C7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#228DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#228DA9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228DA9

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228DA9	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C89AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7CA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.100 220.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aec2',
    500: '#228da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228da9;
$custom-light: #74aec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.444,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59809,
    "c": 0.10018,
    "h": 220.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228DA9

secondary

#C57661

accent

#623EE9

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F7

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228DA9

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

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