#228FA0#228FA0

#228FA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.096 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228FA0
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 160)
HSL	hsl(188, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(188, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.58, -23.46, -17.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.58, 29.28, 216.75°)
OKLab	oklab(59.92% -0.0822 -0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(59.92% 0.096 210.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.8245, 22.5210, 36.7111)
Luminance	0.2252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228FA0 #A03322

analogous

#22A072 #228FA0 #2250A0

triadic

#228FA0 #A0228F #8FA022

tetradic

#228FA0 #7222A0 #A03322 #50A022

square

#228FA0 #7222A0 #A03322 #50A022

split-complementary

#228FA0 #A02250 #A07222

monochromatic

#0D353B #17626E #228FA0 #2DBCD2 #5FCCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#228FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#228FA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228FA0

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228FA0	1.00	3.81	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.096 210.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b0bc',
    500: '#228fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228fa0;
$custom-light: #73b0bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.095,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59922,
    "c": 0.09557,
    "h": 210.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228FA0

secondary

#C26A5C

accent

#5740E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #228FA0

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

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