#228696#228696

#228696 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.090 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228696
RGB	rgb(34, 134, 150)
HSL	hsl(188, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.37, -22.08, -16.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.37, 27.63, 216.96°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% -0.0773 -0.0463)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.09 210.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6874, 19.5905, 31.8555)
Luminance	0.1959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228696 #963222

analogous

#22966C #228696 #224C96

triadic

#228696 #962286 #869622

tetradic

#228696 #6C2296 #963222 #4C9622

square

#228696 #6C2296 #963222 #4C9622

split-complementary

#228696 #96224C #966C22

monochromatic

#0B2D32 #175964 #228696 #2DB3C8 #59C8D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#228696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#228696 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228696

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228696	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 134, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.090 210.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a9b4',
    500: '#228696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228696;
$custom-light: #71a9b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.276,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57214,
    "c": 0.09013,
    "h": 210.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228696

secondary

#BE6456

accent

#5842E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228696

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

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