#227E7B#227E7B
#227E7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.083 H 191.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #227E7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 126, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 58%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 73%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 2.4%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.87, -26.61, -6.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.87, 27.29, 192.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.07% -0.0812 -0.0169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.07% 0.083 191.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6940, 16.6905, 21.3403) |
| Luminance | 0.1669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 1.78
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 2.12
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.23
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 4.26
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 4.45
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#227E7B #7E2225
analogous
#227E4D #227E7B #22537E
triadic
#227E7B #7B227E #7E7B22
tetradic
#227E7B #4D227E #7E2225 #537E22
square
#227E7B #4D227E #7E2225 #537E22
split-complementary
#227E7B #7E2253 #7E4D22
monochromatic
#081E1D #154E4C #227E7B #2FAEAA #4CCFCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#227E7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#227E7B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #227E7B
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##227E7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##227E7B | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.34 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76777B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696D7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00827D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #227e7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 126, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.083 191.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6da4a1',
500: '#227e7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #227e7b; $custom-light: #6da4a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#227e7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 126,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.043,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54069,
"c": 0.08293,
"h": 191.8
},
"luminance": 0.16692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#227E7B
secondary
#B14B4F
accent
#474CE1
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#080F0E
muted
#7B7F7E