#228586#228586

#228586 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.087 H 196.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228586
RGB	rgb(34, 133, 134)
HSL	hsl(181, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(181, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 0.7%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.49, -26.71, -8.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.49, 28.07, 197.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% -0.0835 -0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.087 196)
XYZ	xyz(13.3483, 18.8348, 25.4816)
Luminance	0.1884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228586 #862322

analogous

#228655 #228586 #225386

triadic

#228586 #862285 #858622

tetradic

#228586 #552286 #862322 #538622

square

#228586 #552286 #862322 #538622

split-complementary

#228586 #862253 #865522

monochromatic

#092424 #165555 #228586 #2EB5B7 #50D1D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#228586 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#228586 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228586

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228586	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228586	1.00	4.41	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7E86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7487

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228586;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 133, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.087 196.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa9a9',
    500: '#228586',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228586;
$custom-light: #6fa9a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228586",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.6,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56319,
    "c": 0.08683,
    "h": 196
  },
  "luminance": 0.18836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228586

secondary

#B64F4E

accent

#4745E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228586

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

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