#228E9D#228E9D

#228E9D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.094 H 209.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#228E9D
RGBrgb(34, 142, 157)
HSLhsl(187, 64%, 37%)
HSVhsv(187, 78%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(78.3%, 9.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LABlab(54.15, -23.93, -16.44)
CIE-LCHlch(54.15, 29.03, 214.48°)
OKLaboklab(59.55% -0.0824 -0.0458)
OKLCHoklch(59.55% 0.094 209)
XYZxyz(16.4158, 22.1184, 35.2958)
Luminance0.2212 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#228E9D #9D3122
analogous
#229D6E #228E9D #22519D
triadic
#228E9D #9D228E #8E9D22
tetradic
#228E9D #6E229D #9D3122 #519D22
square
#228E9D #6E229D #9D3122 #519D22
split-complementary
#228E9D #9D2251 #9D6E22
monochromatic
#0C3338 #17616B #228E9D #2DBBCF #5DCDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87
#228E9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42
#228E9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228E9D
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##228E9D#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##228E9D1.003.875.425.42
#FFFFFF3.871.0021.0021.00
#0000005.4221.001.001.00
##0000005.4221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#81889E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#707C9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009592
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #228e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.094 209.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73afba',
    500: '#228e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #228e9d;
$custom-light: #73afba;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#228e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.317,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59545,
    "c": 0.09429,
    "h": 209
  },
  "luminance": 0.2212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#228E9D
secondary
#C1675A
accent
#5540E7
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F6
border
#C9CED0
text
#091011
muted
#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228E9D

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#228E9D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva