#228591#228591

#228591 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.088 H 207.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228591
RGB	rgb(34, 133, 145)
HSL	hsl(186, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(186, 77%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 8.3%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.87, -23.20, -14.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.87, 27.34, 211.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56.75% -0.0785 -0.0402)
OKLCH	oklch(56.75% 0.088 207.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1558, 19.1578, 29.7343)
Luminance	0.1916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228591 #912E22

analogous

#229165 #228591 #224E91

triadic

#228591 #912285 #859122

tetradic

#228591 #652291 #912E22 #4E9122

square

#228591 #652291 #912E22 #4E9122

split-complementary

#228591 #91224E #916522

monochromatic

#0B2A2E #16585F #228591 #2EB2C3 #56C9D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#228591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#228591 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228591

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228591	1.00	4.35	4.83	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798092

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7491

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 133, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.088 207.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a9b1',
    500: '#228591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228591;
$custom-light: #70a9b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.486,
    "s": 62.011,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5675,
    "c": 0.08819,
    "h": 207.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228591

secondary

#BB5F53

accent

#5443E5

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F5

border

#C8CECF

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228591

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

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