#228496#228496

#228496 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.090 H 213.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228496
RGB	rgb(34, 132, 150)
HSL	hsl(189, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 12%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.74, -21.03, -17.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.74, 27.41, 219.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.7% -0.0753 -0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(56.7% 0.09 213.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4136, 19.0429, 31.7642)
Luminance	0.1905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228496 #963422

analogous

#22966E #228496 #224A96

triadic

#228496 #962284 #849622

tetradic

#228496 #6E2296 #963422 #4A9622

square

#228496 #6E2296 #963422 #4A9622

split-complementary

#228496 #96224A #966E22

monochromatic

#0B2C32 #175864 #228496 #2DB0C8 #59C5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#228496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.81

#228496 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228496

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228496	1.00	4.37	4.81	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777F97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 132, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.090 213.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b4',
    500: '#228496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228496;
$custom-light: #71a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.31,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56703,
    "c": 0.08984,
    "h": 213.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228496

secondary

#BE6656

accent

#5B42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228496

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

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