#228F9D#228F9D

#228F9D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.095 H 208.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228F9D
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 157)
HSL	hsl(187, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(187, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 8.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.47, -24.45, -15.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.47, 29.19, 213.14°)
OKLab	oklab(59.8% -0.0834 -0.0444)
OKLCH	oklch(59.8% 0.095 208)
XYZ	xyz(16.5653, 22.4173, 35.3457)
Luminance	0.2242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228F9D #9D3022

analogous

#229D6D #228F9D #22529D

triadic

#228F9D #9D228F #8F9D22

tetradic

#228F9D #6D229D #9D3022 #529D22

square

#228F9D #6D229D #9D3022 #529D22

split-complementary

#228F9D #9D2252 #9D6D22

monochromatic

#0C3338 #17616B #228F9D #2DBDCF #5DCEDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#228F9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#228F9D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228F9D

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228F9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228F9D	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#82899E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717D9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228f9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.095 208.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b0ba',
    500: '#228f9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228f9d;
$custom-light: #73b0ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228f9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.829,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59799,
    "c": 0.09454,
    "h": 208
  },
  "luminance": 0.22419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228F9D

secondary

#C1665A

accent

#5340E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228F9D

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

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