#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
RGB	rgb(34, 126, 89)
HSL	hsl(156, 58%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(156, 73%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 0%, 29.4%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, -35.91, 12.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 38.06, 160.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.02% -0.0982 0.0321)
OKLCH	oklch(53.02% 0.103 161.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.9227, 15.9819, 12.0111)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

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
##227E59	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #227E59

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

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