#228EAE#228EAE

#228EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.103 H 223.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228EAE
RGB	rgb(34, 142, 174)
HSL	hsl(194, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 18.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.80, -18.22, -25.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.80, 31.10, 234.14°)
OKLab	oklab(60.28% -0.0755 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(60.28% 0.103 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9695, 22.7398, 43.4783)
Luminance	0.2274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228EAE #AE4222

analogous

#22AE88 #228EAE #2248AE

triadic

#228EAE #AE228E #8EAE22

tetradic

#228EAE #8822AE #AE4222 #48AE22

square

#228EAE #8822AE #AE4222 #48AE22

split-complementary

#228EAE #AE2248 #AE8822

monochromatic

#0E3A48 #18647B #228EAE #36B3D8 #69C6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#228EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#228EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228EAE

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228EAE	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.103 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75afc6',
    500: '#228eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228eae;
$custom-light: #75afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.714,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60284,
    "c": 0.10339,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228EAE

secondary

#C77B64

accent

#653EEA

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #228EAE

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

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