#228686#228686

#228686 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.087 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228686
RGB	rgb(34, 134, 134)
HSL	hsl(180, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 0%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.82, -27.21, -8.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.82, 28.40, 196.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% -0.0845 -0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.087 195)
XYZ	xyz(13.4859, 19.1099, 25.5275)
Luminance	0.1911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228686 #862222

analogous

#228654 #228686 #225486

triadic

#228686 #862286 #868622

tetradic

#228686 #542286 #862222 #548622

square

#228686 #542286 #862222 #548622

split-complementary

#228686 #862254 #865422

monochromatic

#092424 #165555 #228686 #2EB7B7 #50D3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#228686 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.82

#228686 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228686

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228686	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228686	1.00	4.35	4.82	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D7F86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7487

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228686;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 134, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.087 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa9a9',
    500: '#228686',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228686;
$custom-light: #6fa9a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228686",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5658,
    "c": 0.08749,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.19112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228686

secondary

#B64E4E

accent

#4545E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228686

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

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