#227E87#227E87

#227E87 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.083 H 204.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227E87
RGB	rgb(34, 126, 135)
HSL	hsl(185, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(185, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 6.7%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, -22.82, -12.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 26.04, 208.77°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% -0.0756 -0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.083 204.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4918, 17.0096, 25.5418)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227E87 #872B22

analogous

#22875E #227E87 #224B87

triadic

#227E87 #87227E #7E8722

tetradic

#227E87 #5E2287 #872B22 #4B8722

square

#227E87 #5E2287 #872B22 #4B8722

split-complementary

#227E87 #87224B #875E22

monochromatic

#092325 #165056 #227E87 #2EACB8 #50C7D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#227E87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#227E87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227E87

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227E87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227E87	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737988

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656E87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227e87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 126, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.083 204.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea3aa',
    500: '#227e87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227e87;
$custom-light: #6ea3aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227e87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.347,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54531,
    "c": 0.08326,
    "h": 204.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227E87

secondary

#B7584E

accent

#5345E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #227E87

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

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