#228599#228599

#228599 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.091 H 214.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228599
RGB	rgb(34, 133, 153)
HSL	hsl(190, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(190, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 13.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.17, -20.55, -18.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.17, 27.77, 222.25°)
OKLab	oklab(57.09% -0.075 -0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(57.09% 0.091 214.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7945, 19.4132, 33.0982)
Luminance	0.1941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228599 #993622

analogous

#229972 #228599 #224A99

triadic

#228599 #992285 #859922

tetradic

#228599 #722299 #993622 #4A9922

square

#228599 #722299 #993622 #4A9922

split-complementary

#228599 #99224A #997222

monochromatic

#0C2E35 #175967 #228599 #2DB1CB #5BC5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#228599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#228599 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228599

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228599	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#77819A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677599

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 133, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.091 214.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b7',
    500: '#228599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228599;
$custom-light: #71a8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.084,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57087,
    "c": 0.09136,
    "h": 214.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228599

secondary

#BF6958

accent

#5D41E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228599

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

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