#228F98#228F98

#228F98 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.093 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228F98
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 152)
HSL	hsl(185, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(185, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 5.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.29, -26.06, -13.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.29, 29.28, 207.12°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% -0.0856 -0.0371)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.093 203.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1471, 22.2500, 33.1433)
Luminance	0.2225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228F98 #982B22

analogous

#229866 #228F98 #225498

triadic

#228F98 #98228F #8F9822

tetradic

#228F98 #662298 #982B22 #549822

square

#228F98 #662298 #982B22 #549822

split-complementary

#228F98 #982254 #986622

monochromatic

#0C3134 #176066 #228F98 #2DBECA #5AD0DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#228F98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#228F98 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228F98

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228F98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228F98	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737D98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009592

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228f98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.093 203.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b0b6',
    500: '#228f98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228f98;
$custom-light: #72b0b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228f98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.576,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59598,
    "c": 0.09333,
    "h": 203.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228F98

secondary

#BE5F57

accent

#4E41E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF5F6

border

#C8CFD0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228F98

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

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