#228F8F#228F8F

#228F8F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.093 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228F8F
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 143)
HSL	hsl(180, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(180, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.99, -28.88, -8.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.99, 30.14, 196.59°)
OKLab	oklab(59.26% -0.0897 -0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(59.26% 0.093 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4378, 21.9663, 29.4076)
Luminance	0.2197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228F8F #8F2222

analogous

#228F59 #228F8F #22598F

triadic

#228F8F #8F228F #8F8F22

tetradic

#228F8F #59228F #8F2222 #598F22

square

#228F8F #59228F #8F2222 #598F22

split-complementary

#228F8F #8F2259 #8F5922

monochromatic

#0A2C2C #165E5E #228F8F #2EC0C0 #55D7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#228F8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.39

#228F8F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228F8F

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228F8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228F8F	1.00	3.89	5.39	5.39
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#85888F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767C90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00948F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228f8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.093 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71b0af',
    500: '#228f8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228f8f;
$custom-light: #71b0af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228f8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59256,
    "c": 0.09286,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228F8F

secondary

#BA5252

accent

#4343E5

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF5F4

border

#C8CFCE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228F8F

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

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