#225E55#225E55

#225E55 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.063 H 181.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E55
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 85)
HSL	hsl(171, 47%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(171, 64%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 0%, 9.6%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, -21.71, -0.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 21.72, 181.58°)
OKLab	oklab(44.02% -0.0634 -0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(44.02% 0.063 181.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.3013, 9.0007, 9.9978)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E55 #5E222B

analogous

#225E37 #225E55 #22495E

triadic

#225E55 #55225E #5E5522

tetradic

#225E55 #37225E #5E222B #495E22

square

#225E55 #37225E #5E222B #495E22

split-complementary

#225E55 #5E2249 #5E3722

monochromatic

#081614 #12312C #225E55 #328B7E #43B8A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#225E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#225E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E55

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E55	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5955

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515256

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00605B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.063 181.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#658c84',
    500: '#225e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e55;
$custom-light: #658c84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171,
    "s": 46.875,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44022,
    "c": 0.06344,
    "h": 181.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E55

secondary

#924A55

accent

#5165D7

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E55

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

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