#227D8B#227D8B

#227D8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.084 H 210.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227D8B
RGB	rgb(34, 125, 139)
HSL	hsl(188, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(188, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 10.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.10, -20.98, -15.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.10, 25.88, 215.84°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% -0.0728 -0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.084 210.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6515, 16.8699, 27.0105)
Luminance	0.1687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227D8B #8B3022

analogous

#228B65 #227D8B #22498B

triadic

#227D8B #8B227D #7D8B22

tetradic

#227D8B #65228B #8B3022 #498B22

square

#227D8B #65228B #8B3022 #498B22

split-complementary

#227D8B #8B2249 #8B6522

monochromatic

#0A2529 #16515A #227D8B #2EA9BC #53C3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#227D8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#227D8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227D8B

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227D8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227D8B	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71788C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636E8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227d8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 125, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.084 210.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea3ac',
    500: '#227d8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227d8b;
$custom-light: #6ea3ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227d8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188,
    "s": 60.694,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54436,
    "c": 0.08414,
    "h": 210.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227D8B

secondary

#B85E50

accent

#5944E4

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF3F4

border

#C8CDCE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #227D8B

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

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