#227E59#227E59

#227E59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.103 H 161.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#227E59
RGBrgb(34, 126, 89)
HSLhsl(156, 58%, 31%)
HSVhsv(156, 73%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 29.4%, 50.6%)
CIE-LABlab(46.95, -35.91, 12.62)
CIE-LCHlch(46.95, 38.06, 160.64°)
OKLaboklab(53.02% -0.0982 0.0321)
OKLCHoklch(53.02% 0.103 161.9)
XYZxyz(9.9227, 15.9819, 12.0111)
Luminance0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#227E59 #7E2247
analogous
#227E2B #227E59 #22757E
triadic
#227E59 #59227E #7E5922
tetradic
#227E59 #2B227E #7E2247 #757E22
square
#227E59 #2B227E #7E2247 #757E22
split-complementary
#227E59 #7E2275 #7E2B22
monochromatic
#081E15 #154E37 #227E59 #2FAE7B #4CCF9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00
#227E59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20
#227E59 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227E59
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##227E59#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##227E591.005.004.205.00
#FFFFFF5.001.0021.001.00
#0000004.2021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.001.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706C5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007E74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #227e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 126, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.103 161.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ba488',
    500: '#227e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #227e59;
$custom-light: #6ba488;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#227e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 155.87,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53016,
    "c": 0.10332,
    "h": 161.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#227E59
secondary
#B14B74
accent
#4785E1
background
#F6FAF8
surface
#ECF4EF
border
#C7CECA
text
#070F0B
muted
#7A7F7C

Preview Lab

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#227E59 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva