#223638#223638

#223638 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 31.7% C 0.026 H 203.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223638
RGB	rgb(34, 54, 56)
HSL	hsl(185, 24%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(185, 39%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 3.6%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.07, -7.37, -3.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.07, 8.30, 207.36°)
OKLab	oklab(31.68% -0.0236 -0.0104)
OKLCH	oklch(31.68% 0.026 203.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.6924, 3.2638, 4.2287)
Luminance	0.0326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#223638 #382422

analogous

#22382F #223638 #222B38

triadic

#223638 #382236 #363822

tetradic

#223638 #2F2238 #382422 #2B3822

square

#223638 #2F2238 #382422 #2B3822

split-complementary

#223638 #38222B #382F22

monochromatic

#0C1213 #0C1213 #223638 #395B5E #507F84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.71

#223638 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#223638 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223638

12.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223638	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223638	1.00	12.71	1.65	12.71
#FFFFFF	12.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#333438

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F3138

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A3837

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223638;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 54, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.7% 0.026 203.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e6d6e',
    500: '#223638',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223638;
$custom-light: #5e6d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223638",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.455,
    "s": 24.444,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31677,
    "c": 0.02584,
    "h": 203.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223638

secondary

#6A4E4B

accent

#6F67C1

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040707

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #223638

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

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