#228596#228596

#228596 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.090 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228596
RGB	rgb(34, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(189, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.05, -21.56, -17.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.05, 27.51, 218.42°)
OKLab	oklab(56.96% -0.0763 -0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(56.96% 0.09 212)
XYZ	xyz(14.5499, 19.3154, 31.8097)
Luminance	0.1932 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228596 #963322

analogous

#22966D #228596 #224B96

triadic

#228596 #962285 #859622

tetradic

#228596 #6D2296 #963322 #4B9622

square

#228596 #6D2296 #963322 #4B9622

split-complementary

#228596 #96224B #966D22

monochromatic

#0B2D32 #175964 #228596 #2DB1C8 #59C7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#228596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#228596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228596

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228596	1.00	4.32	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.090 212.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b4',
    500: '#228596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228596;
$custom-light: #71a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.793,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56958,
    "c": 0.08997,
    "h": 212
  },
  "luminance": 0.19317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228596

secondary

#BE6556

accent

#5A42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228596

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

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