#227979#227979

#227979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.079 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227979
RGB	rgb(34, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 56%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(180, 72%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, -24.70, -7.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 25.79, 196.68°)
OKLab	oklab(52.67% -0.0767 -0.0206)
OKLCH	oklch(52.67% 0.079 195)
XYZ	xyz(10.9467, 15.3940, 20.4799)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227979 #792222

analogous

#22794D #227979 #224D79

triadic

#227979 #792279 #797922

tetradic

#227979 #4D2279 #792222 #4D7922

square

#227979 #4D2279 #792222 #4D7922

split-complementary

#227979 #79224D #794D22

monochromatic

#071919 #154949 #227979 #2FA9A9 #49CCCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#227979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#227979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227979

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227979	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717379

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64697A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.079 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca09f',
    500: '#227979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227979;
$custom-light: #6ca09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 56.129,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52669,
    "c": 0.07943,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.15395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227979

secondary

#AC4B4B

accent

#4848DF

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #227979

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

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