#223836#223836

#223836 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.028 H 188.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#223836
RGB	rgb(34, 56, 54)
HSL	hsl(175, 24%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(175, 39%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 0%, 3.6%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.71, -9.23, -1.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.71, 9.35, 189.35°)
OKLab	oklab(32.16% -0.0278 -0.0042)
OKLCH	oklch(32.16% 0.028 188.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.7395, 3.4346, 4.0079)
Luminance	0.0343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#223836 #382224

analogous

#22382B #223836 #222F38

triadic

#223836 #362238 #383622

tetradic

#223836 #2B2238 #382224 #2F3822

square

#223836 #2B2238 #382224 #2F3822

split-complementary

#223836 #38222F #382B22

monochromatic

#0C1312 #0C1312 #223836 #395E5B #50847F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.45

#223836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#223836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #223836

12.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##223836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##223836	1.00	12.45	1.69	12.45
#FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#363636

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#323336

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A3937

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #223836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 56, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.028 188.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e6e6c',
    500: '#223836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #223836;
$custom-light: #5e6e6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#223836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174.545,
    "s": 24.444,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32162,
    "c": 0.02811,
    "h": 188.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#223836

secondary

#6A4B4E

accent

#676FC1

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9ECEB

border

#C5C7C6

text

#040707

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #223836

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →