#225A40#225A40

#225A40 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.074 H 160.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225A40
RGB	rgb(34, 90, 64)
HSL	hsl(152, 45%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(152, 62%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 28.9%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.03, -25.33, 9.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.03, 27.11, 159.17°)
OKLab	oklab(42.24% -0.0695 0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(42.24% 0.074 160.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.2408, 8.0221, 6.1217)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225A40 #5A223C

analogous

#225A24 #225A40 #22585A

triadic

#225A40 #40225A #5A4022

tetradic

#225A40 #24225A #5A223C #585A22

square

#225A40 #24225A #5A223C #585A22

split-complementary

#225A40 #5A2258 #5A2422

monochromatic

#081610 #112E20 #225A40 #338660 #44B37F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#225A40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#225A40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225A40

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225A40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225A40	1.00	8.06	2.60	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59533F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514E42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A5A53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225a40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.074 160.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#638974',
    500: '#225a40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225a40;
$custom-light: #638974;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225a40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 152.143,
    "s": 45.161,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42239,
    "c": 0.07373,
    "h": 160.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225A40

secondary

#8E4A69

accent

#538FD5

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#060B08

muted

#7A7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #225A40

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

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