#228EA3#228EA3

#228EA3 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.097 H 214.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228EA3
RGB	rgb(34, 142, 163)
HSL	hsl(190, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(190, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 12.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.37, -21.95, -19.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.37, 29.39, 221.69°)
OKLab	oklab(59.8% -0.0799 -0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(59.8% 0.097 214.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9407, 22.3283, 38.0602)
Luminance	0.2233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228EA3 #A33722

analogous

#22A377 #228EA3 #224EA3

triadic

#228EA3 #A3228E #8EA322

tetradic

#228EA3 #7722A3 #A33722 #4EA322

square

#228EA3 #7722A3 #A33722 #4EA322

split-complementary

#228EA3 #A3224E #A37722

monochromatic

#0D363E #176270 #228EA3 #2FB9D4 #61CADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#228EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.47

#228EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228EA3

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228EA3	1.00	3.84	5.47	5.47
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F89A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.097 214.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74afbe',
    500: '#228ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228ea3;
$custom-light: #74afbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.767,
    "s": 65.482,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59797,
    "c": 0.09676,
    "h": 214.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228EA3

secondary

#C36E5E

accent

#5B3FE8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228EA3

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

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