#228688#228688

#228688 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.087 H 197.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228688
RGB	rgb(34, 134, 136)
HSL	hsl(181, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(181, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 1.5%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.88, -26.59, -9.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.88, 28.14, 199.07°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% -0.0836 -0.0255)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.087 197)
XYZ	xyz(13.6267, 19.1662, 26.2690)
Luminance	0.1917 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228688 #882422

analogous

#228857 #228688 #225388

triadic

#228688 #882286 #868822

tetradic

#228688 #572288 #882422 #538822

square

#228688 #572288 #882422 #538822

split-complementary

#228688 #882253 #885722

monochromatic

#0A2626 #165657 #228688 #2EB6B9 #51D1D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#228688 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#228688 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228688

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228688	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228688	1.00	4.34	4.83	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.34	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)

#7C7F88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7589

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228688;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 134, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.087 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa9aa',
    500: '#228688',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228688;
$custom-light: #6fa9aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228688",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.176,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56655,
    "c": 0.08742,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.19168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228688

secondary

#B7514F

accent

#4845E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228688

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

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