#228386#228386

#228386 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.086 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228386
RGB	rgb(34, 131, 134)
HSL	hsl(182, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(182, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 2.2%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.85, -25.71, -9.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.85, 27.43, 200.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.8% -0.0814 -0.0266)
OKLCH	oklch(55.8% 0.086 198.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.0771, 18.2923, 25.3912)
Luminance	0.1829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228386 #862522

analogous

#228657 #228386 #225186

triadic

#228386 #862283 #838622

tetradic

#228386 #572286 #862522 #518622

square

#228386 #572286 #862522 #518622

split-complementary

#228386 #862251 #865722

monochromatic

#092424 #165355 #228386 #2EB3B7 #50CFD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#228386 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#228386 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228386

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228386	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228386	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#797D86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7287

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228386;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 131, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.086 198.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa7a9',
    500: '#228386',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228386;
$custom-light: #6fa7a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228386",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.8,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55796,
    "c": 0.08559,
    "h": 198.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228386

secondary

#B6514E

accent

#4A45E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228386

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

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