#228996#228996

#228996 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.091 H 207.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228996
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 150)
HSL	hsl(187, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(187, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 8.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.32, -23.64, -15.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.32, 28.09, 212.69°)
OKLab	oklab(57.98% -0.0804 -0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(57.98% 0.091 207.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1080, 20.4316, 31.9957)
Luminance	0.2043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228996 #962F22

analogous

#229669 #228996 #224F96

triadic

#228996 #962289 #899622

tetradic

#228996 #692296 #962F22 #4F9622

square

#228996 #692296 #962F22 #4F9622

split-complementary

#228996 #96224F #966922

monochromatic

#0B2E32 #175B64 #228996 #2DB7C8 #59CBD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#228996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#228996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228996

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228996	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8397

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.091 207.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71abb4',
    500: '#228996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228996;
$custom-light: #71abb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.724,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57982,
    "c": 0.09082,
    "h": 207.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228996

secondary

#BE6256

accent

#5442E6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #228996

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

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