#225B72#225B72

#225B72 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.070 H 228.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225B72
RGB	rgb(34, 91, 114)
HSL	hsl(197, 54%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(197, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.05, -10.52, -18.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.05, 21.29, 240.40°)
OKLab	oklab(44.43% -0.0464 -0.0518)
OKLCH	oklch(44.43% 0.07 228.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.4368, 9.0364, 17.2686)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225B72 #723922

analogous

#227261 #225B72 #223372

triadic

#225B72 #72225B #5B7222

tetradic

#225B72 #612272 #723922 #337222

square

#225B72 #612272 #723922 #337222

split-complementary

#225B72 #722233 #726122

monochromatic

#071318 #143543 #225B72 #3081A1 #46A3C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#225B72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#225B72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225B72

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225B72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225B72	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5973

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445172

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006263

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225b72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 91, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.070 228.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68899a',
    500: '#225b72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225b72;
$custom-light: #68899a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225b72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.25,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44433,
    "c": 0.06952,
    "h": 228.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225B72

secondary

#A5654B

accent

#754ADD

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #225B72

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

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