#228796#228796

#228796 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.090 H 209.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228796
RGB	rgb(34, 135, 150)
HSL	hsl(188, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 10%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.69, -22.60, -16.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.69, 27.77, 215.52°)
OKLab	oklab(57.47% -0.0784 -0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(57.47% 0.09 209.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8263, 19.8682, 31.9018)
Luminance	0.1987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228796 #963122

analogous

#22966B #228796 #224D96

triadic

#228796 #962287 #879622

tetradic

#228796 #6B2296 #963122 #4D9622

square

#228796 #6B2296 #963122 #4D9622

split-complementary

#228796 #96224D #966B22

monochromatic

#0B2D32 #175A64 #228796 #2DB4C8 #59C9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#228796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#228796 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228796

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228796	1.00	4.22	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 135, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.090 209.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71aab4',
    500: '#228796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228796;
$custom-light: #71aab4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.759,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5747,
    "c": 0.09033,
    "h": 209.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228796

secondary

#BE6456

accent

#5742E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228796

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

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