#222836#222836

#222836 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.027 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#222836
RGB	rgb(34, 40, 54)
HSL	hsl(222, 23%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(222, 37%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 25.9%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.12, 1.48, -9.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.12, 10.02, 278.49°)
OKLab	oklab(27.74% -0.0016 -0.0273)
OKLCH	oklch(27.74% 0.027 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.0841, 2.1239, 3.7895)
Luminance	0.0212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#222836 #363022

analogous

#223236 #222836 #262236

triadic

#222836 #362228 #283622

tetradic

#222836 #362232 #363022 #223626

square

#222836 #362232 #363022 #223626

split-complementary

#222836 #362622 #323622

monochromatic

#0C0E13 #0C0E13 #222836 #3A445C #516081

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.74

#222836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#222836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #222836

14.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##222836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##222836	1.00	14.74	1.42	14.74
#FFFFFF	14.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#232937

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#222736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C2B2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #222836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 40, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.027 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d616d',
    500: '#222836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #222836;
$custom-light: #5d616d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#222836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222,
    "s": 22.727,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27741,
    "c": 0.0274,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#222836

secondary

#68604C

accent

#A569BF

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#E9E9EB

border

#C5C5C6

text

#040507

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #222836

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

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