#227C8A#227C8A
#227C8A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.084 H 210.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #227C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 124, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 10.1%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.74, -20.78, -15.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.74, 25.70, 216.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.14% -0.0722 -0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.14% 0.084 210.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4528, 16.5889, 26.5855) |
| Luminance | 0.1659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 3.23
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 4.02
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.23
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 6.85
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.15
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#227C8A #8A3022
analogous
#228A64 #227C8A #22488A
triadic
#227C8A #8A227C #7C8A22
tetradic
#227C8A #64228A #8A3022 #488A22
square
#227C8A #64228A #8A3022 #488A22
split-complementary
#227C8A #8A2248 #8A6422
monochromatic
#0A2428 #165059 #227C8A #2EA8BB #52C3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.86
#227C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.32
#227C8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #227C8A
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##227C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##227C8A | 1.00 | 4.86 | 4.32 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70778B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#626D8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008280
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #227c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 124, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.084 210.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ea2ac',
500: '#227c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #227c8a; $custom-light: #6ea2ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#227c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 124,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.077,
"s": 60.465,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54135,
"c": 0.08355,
"h": 210.2
},
"luminance": 0.1659
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#227C8A
secondary
#B85E50
accent
#5A44E4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF3F4
border
#C8CDCE
text
#080F10
muted
#7B7F7F