#228EA0#228EA0

#228EA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.095 H 211.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228EA0
RGB	rgb(34, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(189, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.26, -22.95, -18.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.26, 29.16, 218.11°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% -0.0812 -0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.095 211.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.6751, 22.2221, 36.6613)
Luminance	0.2222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228EA0 #A03422

analogous

#22A073 #228EA0 #224FA0

triadic

#228EA0 #A0228E #8EA022

tetradic

#228EA0 #7322A0 #A03422 #4FA022

square

#228EA0 #7322A0 #A03422 #4FA022

split-complementary

#228EA0 #A0224F #A07322

monochromatic

#0D343B #17616E #228EA0 #2DBBD2 #5FCBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#228EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#228EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228EA0

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228EA0	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.095 211.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73afbc',
    500: '#228ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228ea0;
$custom-light: #73afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59669,
    "c": 0.09541,
    "h": 211.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228EA0

secondary

#C26A5C

accent

#5840E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228EA0

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

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