#228E8E#228E8E

#228E8E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.092 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#228E8E
RGBrgb(34, 142, 142)
HSLhsl(180, 61%, 35%)
HSVhsv(180, 76%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(76.1%, 0%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LABlab(53.64, -28.70, -8.55)
CIE-LCHlch(53.64, 29.95, 196.59°)
OKLaboklab(58.96% -0.0891 -0.0238)
OKLCHoklch(58.96% 0.092 194.9)
XYZxyz(15.2129, 21.6372, 28.9606)
Luminance0.2164 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#228E8E #8E2222
analogous
#228E58 #228E8E #22588E
triadic
#228E8E #8E228E #8E8E22
tetradic
#228E8E #58228E #8E2222 #588E22
square
#228E8E #58228E #8E2222 #588E22
split-complementary
#228E8E #8E2258 #8E5822
monochromatic
#0A2B2B #165D5D #228E8E #2EBFBF #54D6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94
#228E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33
#228E8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228E8E
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##228E8E#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##228E8E1.003.945.335.33
#FFFFFF3.941.0021.0021.00
#0000005.3321.001.001.00
##0000005.3321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#84878E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#757B8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00938E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #228e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.092 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71afaf',
    500: '#228e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #228e8e;
$custom-light: #71afaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#228e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5896,
    "c": 0.09227,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#228E8E
secondary
#BA5252
accent
#4343E4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

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#228E8E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva