#228196#228196

#228196 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.090 H 216.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228196
RGB	rgb(34, 129, 150)
HSL	hsl(191, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(191, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 14%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.79, -19.43, -19.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.79, 27.20, 224.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.94% -0.0722 -0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(55.94% 0.09 216.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.0126, 18.2409, 31.6306)
Luminance	0.1824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228196 #963722

analogous

#229671 #228196 #224796

triadic

#228196 #962281 #819622

tetradic

#228196 #712296 #963722 #479622

square

#228196 #712296 #963722 #479622

split-complementary

#228196 #962247 #967122

monochromatic

#0B2B32 #175664 #228196 #2DACC8 #59C2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#228196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#228196 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228196

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228196	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737D97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 129, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.090 216.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a5b5',
    500: '#228196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228196;
$custom-light: #70a5b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.862,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55937,
    "c": 0.08967,
    "h": 216.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228196

secondary

#BE6956

accent

#5F42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228196

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

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