#228589#228589

#228589 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.087 H 199.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228589
RGB	rgb(34, 133, 137)
HSL	hsl(182, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(182, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 2.9%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.59, -25.77, -10.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.59, 27.72, 201.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.43% -0.0821 -0.0284)
OKLCH	oklch(56.43% 0.087 199.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5605, 18.9197, 26.5992)
Luminance	0.1892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228589 #892622

analogous

#228959 #228589 #225189

triadic

#228589 #892285 #858922

tetradic

#228589 #592289 #892622 #518922

square

#228589 #592289 #892622 #518922

split-complementary

#228589 #892251 #895922

monochromatic

#0A2627 #165558 #228589 #2EB5BA #51CFD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#228589 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#228589 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228589

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228589	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228589	1.00	4.39	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7F89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C748A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228589;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 133, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.087 199.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa9ab',
    500: '#228589',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228589;
$custom-light: #6fa9ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228589",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.33,
    "s": 60.234,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56433,
    "c": 0.08685,
    "h": 199.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228589

secondary

#B8534F

accent

#4B44E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228589

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

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