#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
RGB	rgb(34, 142, 157)
HSL	hsl(187, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(187, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 9.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.15, -23.93, -16.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.15, 29.03, 214.48°)
OKLab	oklab(59.55% -0.0824 -0.0458)
OKLCH	oklch(59.55% 0.094 209)
XYZ	xyz(16.4158, 22.1184, 35.2958)
Luminance	0.2212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##228E9D	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

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

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