#228EA1#228EA1

#228EA1 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.096 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228EA1
RGB	rgb(34, 142, 161)
HSL	hsl(189, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(189, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 11.8%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.30, -22.62, -18.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.30, 29.23, 219.31°)
OKLab	oklab(59.71% -0.0807 -0.0516)
OKLCH	oklch(59.71% 0.096 212.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.7629, 22.2572, 37.1239)
Luminance	0.2226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228EA1 #A13522

analogous

#22A174 #228EA1 #224FA1

triadic

#228EA1 #A1228E #8EA122

tetradic

#228EA1 #7422A1 #A13522 #4FA122

square

#228EA1 #7422A1 #A13522 #4FA122

split-complementary

#228EA1 #A1224F #A17422

monochromatic

#0D353C #17616E #228EA1 #2DBAD3 #60CBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#228EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#228EA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228EA1

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228EA1	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.096 212.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73afbc',
    500: '#228ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228ea1;
$custom-light: #73afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.976,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59711,
    "c": 0.09584,
    "h": 212.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228EA1

secondary

#C26C5D

accent

#5940E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228EA1

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

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