#228F96#228F96

#228F96 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.093 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228F96
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 150)
HSL	hsl(184, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(184, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.22, -26.70, -12.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.22, 29.39, 204.73°)
OKLab	oklab(59.52% -0.0865 -0.0342)
OKLCH	oklch(59.52% 0.093 201.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.9847, 22.1851, 32.2879)
Luminance	0.2219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228F96 #962922

analogous

#229663 #228F96 #225596

triadic

#228F96 #96228F #8F9622

tetradic

#228F96 #632296 #962922 #559622

square

#228F96 #632296 #962922 #559622

split-complementary

#228F96 #962255 #966322

monochromatic

#0B3032 #175F64 #228F96 #2DBFC8 #59D2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#228F96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#228F96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228F96

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228F96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228F96	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#848897

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228f96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.093 201.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b0b4',
    500: '#228f96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228f96;
$custom-light: #72b0b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228f96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.621,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5952,
    "c": 0.09303,
    "h": 201.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228F96

secondary

#BE5C56

accent

#4C42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF5F6

border

#C8CFD0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228F96

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

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