#228F97#228F97

#228F97 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.093 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228F97
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 151)
HSL	hsl(184, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(184, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.26, -26.38, -12.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.26, 29.33, 205.92°)
OKLab	oklab(59.56% -0.0861 -0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(59.56% 0.093 202.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.0656, 22.2174, 32.7138)
Luminance	0.2222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228F97 #972A22

analogous

#229765 #228F97 #225597

triadic

#228F97 #97228F #8F9722

tetradic

#228F97 #652297 #972A22 #559722

square

#228F97 #652297 #972A22 #559722

split-complementary

#228F97 #972255 #976522

monochromatic

#0C3033 #176065 #228F97 #2DBEC9 #5AD1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#228F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#228F97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228F97

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228F97	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)

#838998

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.093 202.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b0b5',
    500: '#228f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228f97;
$custom-light: #72b0b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.103,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59559,
    "c": 0.09316,
    "h": 202.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228F97

secondary

#BE5E57

accent

#4D42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF5F6

border

#C8CFD0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228F97

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

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