#228585#228585

#228585 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.087 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228585
RGB	rgb(34, 133, 133)
HSL	hsl(180, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.46, -27.02, -8.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.46, 28.20, 196.63°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% -0.0839 -0.0224)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.087 195)
XYZ	xyz(13.2789, 18.8070, 25.1160)
Luminance	0.1881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228585 #852222

analogous

#228553 #228585 #225385

triadic

#228585 #852285 #858522

tetradic

#228585 #532285 #852222 #538522

square

#228585 #532285 #852222 #538522

split-complementary

#228585 #852253 #855322

monochromatic

#092424 #165454 #228585 #2EB6B6 #4FD2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#228585 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#228585 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228585

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228585	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228585	1.00	4.41	4.76	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7E85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7486

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228585;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 133, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.087 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa9a8',
    500: '#228585',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228585;
$custom-light: #6fa9a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228585",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56281,
    "c": 0.08689,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.18809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228585

secondary

#B64D4D

accent

#4545E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228585

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →