#225A5E#225A5E
#225A5E is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.058 H 201.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #225A5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 90, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 47%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 64%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 4.3%, 0%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.92, -16.77, -7.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.92, 18.49, 204.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.26% -0.0541 -0.0215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.26% 0.058 201.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3354, 8.4599, 11.8866) |
| Luminance | 0.0846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 2.88
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 3.66
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 4.55
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 5.19
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 5.27
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#225A5E #5E2622
analogous
#225E44 #225A5E #223C5E
triadic
#225A5E #5E225A #5A5E22
tetradic
#225A5E #44225E #5E2622 #3C5E22
square
#225A5E #44225E #5E2622 #3C5E22
split-complementary
#225A5E #5E223C #5E4422
monochromatic
#081616 #122F31 #225A5E #32858B #43B0B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.80
#225A5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#225A5E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #225A5E
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##225A5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##225A5E | 1.00 | 7.80 | 2.69 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#53565E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A4F5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #225a5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 90, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.058 201.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#65898b',
500: '#225a5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #225a5e; $custom-light: #65898b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#225a5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 90,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184,
"s": 46.875,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43261,
"c": 0.0582,
"h": 201.7
},
"luminance": 0.08461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#225A5E
secondary
#924F4A
accent
#5A51D7
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0F0
border
#C6CBCB
text
#060B0C
muted
#7A7C7D