#226D83#226D83
#226D83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.079 H 221.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #226D83 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 109, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 59%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 74%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 16.8%, 0%, 48.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.63, -14.95, -18.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.63, 23.97, 231.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.94% -0.0592 -0.0524) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.94% 0.079 221.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2234, 12.9149, 23.4223) |
| Luminance | 0.1292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.14
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.29
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 6.83
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.41
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 7.77
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 8.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#226D83 #833822
analogous
#228368 #226D83 #223D83
triadic
#226D83 #83226D #6D8322
tetradic
#226D83 #682283 #833822 #3D8322
square
#226D83 #682283 #833822 #3D8322
split-complementary
#226D83 #83223D #836822
monochromatic
#091C22 #154552 #226D83 #2F95B4 #4EB3D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#226D83 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#226D83 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #226D83
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##226D83 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##226D83 | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.58 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#606A84
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#536083
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007474
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #226d83; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 109, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.079 221.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c97a7',
500: '#226d83',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #226d83; $custom-light: #6c97a7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#226d83",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 109,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.608,
"s": 58.788,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49939,
"c": 0.07908,
"h": 221.5
},
"luminance": 0.12916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#226D83
secondary
#B4644C
accent
#6946E2
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF2F4
border
#C7CCCE
text
#080D0F
muted
#7B7E7F