#228486#228486

#228486 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.086 H 197.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228486
RGB	rgb(34, 132, 134)
HSL	hsl(181, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(181, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 1.5%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.17, -26.21, -9.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.17, 27.74, 199.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.06% -0.0824 -0.0253)
OKLCH	oklch(56.06% 0.086 197)
XYZ	xyz(13.2121, 18.5623, 25.4362)
Luminance	0.1856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228486 #862422

analogous

#228656 #228486 #225286

triadic

#228486 #862284 #848622

tetradic

#228486 #562286 #862422 #528622

square

#228486 #562286 #862422 #528622

split-complementary

#228486 #862252 #865622

monochromatic

#092424 #165455 #228486 #2EB4B7 #50D0D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#228486 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.71

#228486 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228486

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228486	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228486	1.00	4.46	4.71	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7E86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7387

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228486;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 132, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.086 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa8a9',
    500: '#228486',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228486;
$custom-light: #6fa8a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228486",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.2,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56057,
    "c": 0.0862,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.18564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228486

secondary

#B6504E

accent

#4845E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228486

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

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