#228F99#228F99

#228F99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.094 H 204.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228F99
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 153)
HSL	hsl(185, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(185, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.33, -25.74, -13.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.33, 29.24, 208.32°)
OKLab	oklab(59.64% -0.0852 -0.0386)
OKLCH	oklch(59.64% 0.094 204.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.2294, 22.2829, 33.5765)
Luminance	0.2228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228F99 #992C22

analogous

#229968 #228F99 #225499

triadic

#228F99 #99228F #8F9922

tetradic

#228F99 #682299 #992C22 #549922

square

#228F99 #682299 #992C22 #549922

split-complementary

#228F99 #992254 #996822

monochromatic

#0C3135 #176067 #228F99 #2DBECB #5BD0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#228F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#228F99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228F99

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228F99	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#83899A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009592

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.094 204.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b0b7',
    500: '#228f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228f99;
$custom-light: #72b0b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.042,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59638,
    "c": 0.09352,
    "h": 204.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228F99

secondary

#BF6158

accent

#4F41E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF5F6

border

#C9CFD0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228F99

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

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