#228597#228597

#228597 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.090 H 212.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228597
RGB	rgb(34, 133, 151)
HSL	hsl(189, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.09, -21.22, -17.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.09, 27.58, 219.71°)
OKLab	oklab(57% -0.0759 -0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(57% 0.09 212.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6307, 19.3477, 32.2355)
Luminance	0.1935 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228597 #973422

analogous

#22976F #228597 #224B97

triadic

#228597 #972285 #859722

tetradic

#228597 #6F2297 #973422 #4B9722

square

#228597 #6F2297 #973422 #4B9722

split-complementary

#228597 #97224B #976F22

monochromatic

#0C2D33 #175965 #228597 #2DB1C9 #5AC6DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#228597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#228597 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228597

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228597	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 133, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.090 212.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b5',
    500: '#228597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228597;
$custom-light: #71a8b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.231,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57001,
    "c": 0.09041,
    "h": 212.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228597

secondary

#BE6757

accent

#5B42E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228597

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

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