#228EA2#228EA2

#228EA2 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.096 H 213.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228EA2
RGB	rgb(34, 142, 162)
HSL	hsl(189, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(189, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.34, -22.28, -19.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.34, 29.31, 220.50°)
OKLab	oklab(59.75% -0.0803 -0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(59.75% 0.096 213.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.8515, 22.2926, 37.5902)
Luminance	0.2230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228EA2 #A23622

analogous

#22A276 #228EA2 #224EA2

triadic

#228EA2 #A2228E #8EA222

tetradic

#228EA2 #7622A2 #A23622 #4EA222

square

#228EA2 #7622A2 #A23622 #4EA222

split-complementary

#228EA2 #A2224E #A27622

monochromatic

#0D353D #17626F #228EA2 #2EB9D3 #61CADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#228EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#228EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228EA2

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228EA2	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F89A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.096 213.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73afbd',
    500: '#228ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228ea2;
$custom-light: #73afbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.375,
    "s": 65.306,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59754,
    "c": 0.09629,
    "h": 213.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228EA2

secondary

#C36D5D

accent

#5A40E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228EA2

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

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