#223238#223238

#223238 is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 30.6% C 0.024 H 223.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223238
RGB	rgb(34, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(196, 24%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(196, 39%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.67, -4.76, -5.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.67, 7.59, 231.18°)
OKLab	oklab(30.56% -0.0173 -0.0162)
OKLCH	oklch(30.56% 0.024 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.5139, 2.9067, 4.1692)
Luminance	0.0291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#223238 #382822

analogous

#223833 #223238 #222738

triadic

#223238 #382232 #323822

tetradic

#223238 #332238 #382822 #273822

square

#223238 #332238 #382822 #273822

split-complementary

#223238 #382227 #383322

monochromatic

#0C1113 #0C1113 #223238 #39545E #507684

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.28

#223238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.58

#223238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223238

13.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223238	1.00	13.28	1.58	13.28
#FFFFFF	13.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F3138

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A3434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.6% 0.024 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e696e',
    500: '#223238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223238;
$custom-light: #5e696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 24.444,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3056,
    "c": 0.02371,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223238

secondary

#6A544B

accent

#7F67C1

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040607

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #223238

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

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