#226E85#226E85

#226E85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.080 H 222.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#226E85
RGB	rgb(34, 110, 133)
HSL	hsl(194, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(194, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 17.3%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, -14.82, -19.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 24.35, 232.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.29% -0.0595 -0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(50.29% 0.08 222.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.4675, 13.1842, 24.1789)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#226E85 #853922

analogous

#22856A #226E85 #223D85

triadic

#226E85 #85226E #6E8522

tetradic

#226E85 #6A2285 #853922 #3D8522

square

#226E85 #6A2285 #853922 #3D8522

split-complementary

#226E85 #85223D #856A22

monochromatic

#091D24 #164654 #226E85 #2E96B6 #4FB4D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#226E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#226E85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #226E85

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##226E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##226E85	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616B86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536185

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #226e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 110, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.080 222.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c97a8',
    500: '#226e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #226e85;
$custom-light: #6c97a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#226e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.939,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50291,
    "c": 0.08035,
    "h": 222.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#226E85

secondary

#B6654D

accent

#6A45E2

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #226E85

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

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