#225B40#225B40

#225B40 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.075 H 160.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225B40
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 64)
HSL	hsl(152, 46%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(152, 63%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 0%, 29.7%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, -25.82, 10.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 27.74, 158.59°)
OKLab	oklab(42.53% -0.0708 0.0258)
OKLCH	oklch(42.53% 0.075 160)
XYZ	xyz(5.3257, 8.1919, 6.1500)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225B40 #5B223D

analogous

#225B24 #225B40 #225A5B

triadic

#225B40 #40225B #5B4022

tetradic

#225B40 #24225B #5B223D #5A5B22

square

#225B40 #24225B #5B223D #5A5B22

split-complementary

#225B40 #5B225A #5B2422

monochromatic

#081610 #112E21 #225B40 #33885F #43B47F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#225B40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#225B40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225B40

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225B40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225B40	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A543E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524F42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A5B54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225b40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.075 160.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#638a75',
    500: '#225b40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225b40;
$custom-light: #638a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225b40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 151.579,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42526,
    "c": 0.07532,
    "h": 160
  },
  "luminance": 0.08192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225B40

secondary

#8F4A6B

accent

#5390D5

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#060C08

muted

#7A7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #225B40

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

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