#227C8C#227C8C

#227C8C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.084 H 212.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227C8C
RGB	rgb(34, 124, 140)
HSL	hsl(189, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(189, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 11.4%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.81, -20.12, -16.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.81, 25.81, 218.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% -0.0713 -0.0451)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.084 212.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5989, 16.6473, 27.3551)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227C8C #8C3222

analogous

#228C67 #227C8C #22478C

triadic

#227C8C #8C227C #7C8C22

tetradic

#227C8C #67228C #8C3222 #478C22

square

#227C8C #67228C #8C3222 #478C22

split-complementary

#227C8C #8C2247 #8C6722

monochromatic

#0A252A #16505B #227C8C #2EA8BD #53C2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#227C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#227C8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227C8C

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227C8C	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70788D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616D8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 124, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.084 212.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea2ad',
    500: '#227c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227c8c;
$custom-light: #6ea2ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.057,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5422,
    "c": 0.08436,
    "h": 212.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227C8C

secondary

#B96151

accent

#5C44E4

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF3F4

border

#C8CDCE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #227C8C

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

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