#226B86#226B86

#226B86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.082 H 226.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226B86
RGB	rgb(34, 107, 134)
HSL	hsl(196, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(196, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 20.1%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, -12.75, -21.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 24.86, 239.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% -0.0559 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.082 226.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.2187, 12.5755, 24.4384)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226B86 #863D22

analogous

#22866F #226B86 #223986

triadic

#226B86 #86226B #6B8622

tetradic

#226B86 #6F2286 #863D22 #398622

square

#226B86 #6F2286 #863D22 #398622

split-complementary

#226B86 #862239 #866F22

monochromatic

#091D24 #164455 #226B86 #2E92B7 #50AFD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#226B86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#226B86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226B86

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226B86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226B86	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6987

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5F86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226b86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 107, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.082 226.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c95a9',
    500: '#226b86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226b86;
$custom-light: #6c95a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226b86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.2,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49565,
    "c": 0.08187,
    "h": 226.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226B86

secondary

#B66A4E

accent

#7045E3

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226B86

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

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