#228DAE#228DAE

#228DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.104 H 224.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228DAE
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 174)
HSL	hsl(194, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.49, -17.68, -25.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.49, 31.17, 235.46°)
OKLab	oklab(60.04% -0.0745 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(60.04% 0.104 224)
XYZ	xyz(17.8214, 22.4436, 43.4290)
Luminance	0.2245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228DAE #AE4322

analogous

#22AE89 #228DAE #2247AE

triadic

#228DAE #AE228D #8DAE22

tetradic

#228DAE #8922AE #AE4322 #47AE22

square

#228DAE #8922AE #AE4322 #47AE22

split-complementary

#228DAE #AE2247 #AE8922

monochromatic

#0E3A48 #18647B #228DAE #36B1D8 #69C5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#228DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#228DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228DAE

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228DAE	1.00	3.83	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.104 224.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75aec6',
    500: '#228dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228dae;
$custom-light: #75aec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.143,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60037,
    "c": 0.10363,
    "h": 224
  },
  "luminance": 0.22446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228DAE

secondary

#C77C64

accent

#663EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228DAE

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

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