#228896#228896

#228896 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.091 H 208.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228896
RGB	rgb(34, 136, 150)
HSL	hsl(187, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(187, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 9.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.00, -23.12, -15.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.00, 27.92, 214.09°)
OKLab	oklab(57.73% -0.0794 -0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(57.73% 0.091 208.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9665, 20.1486, 31.9485)
Luminance	0.2015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228896 #963022

analogous

#22966A #228896 #224E96

triadic

#228896 #962288 #889622

tetradic

#228896 #6A2296 #963022 #4E9622

square

#228896 #6A2296 #963022 #4E9622

split-complementary

#228896 #96224E #966A22

monochromatic

#0B2E32 #175B64 #228896 #2DB5C8 #59CAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#228896 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#228896 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228896

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228896	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228896	1.00	4.17	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8397

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228896;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 136, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.091 208.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71abb4',
    500: '#228896',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228896;
$custom-light: #71abb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228896",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.241,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57726,
    "c": 0.09056,
    "h": 208.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228896

secondary

#BE6356

accent

#5642E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228896

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

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