#228F91#228F91

#228F91 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.093 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228F91
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 145)
HSL	hsl(181, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(181, 77%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 1.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.06, -28.26, -9.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.06, 29.87, 198.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.33% -0.0888 -0.0269)
OKLCH	oklch(59.33% 0.093 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5906, 22.0274, 30.2126)
Luminance	0.2203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228F91 #912422

analogous

#22915B #228F91 #225891

triadic

#228F91 #91228F #8F9122

tetradic

#228F91 #5B2291 #912422 #589122

square

#228F91 #5B2291 #912422 #589122

split-complementary

#228F91 #912258 #915B22

monochromatic

#0B2D2E #165E5F #228F91 #2EC0C3 #56D5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#228F91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#228F91 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228F91

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228F91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228F91	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#858891

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757C92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00948F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228f91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.093 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71b0b1',
    500: '#228f91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228f91;
$custom-light: #71b0b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228f91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.081,
    "s": 62.011,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5933,
    "c": 0.09277,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228F91

secondary

#BB5553

accent

#4643E5

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF5F5

border

#C8CFCF

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228F91

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

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