#228472#228472

#228472 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.092 H 177.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228472
RGB	rgb(34, 132, 114)
HSL	hsl(169, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(169, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 0%, 13.6%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.56, -32.14, 1.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.56, 32.19, 176.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% -0.0921 0.0041)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.092 177.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9467, 18.0561, 18.7719)
Luminance	0.1806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228472 #842234

analogous

#228441 #228472 #226584

triadic

#228472 #722284 #847222

tetradic

#228472 #412284 #842234 #658422

square

#228472 #412284 #842234 #658422

split-complementary

#228472 #842265 #844122

monochromatic

#09231E #155348 #228472 #2FB59C #4FD2BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#228472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#228472 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228472

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228472	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7C71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717273

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00867F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 132, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.092 177.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6da89a',
    500: '#228472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228472;
$custom-light: #6da89a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.98,
    "s": 59.036,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55362,
    "c": 0.09215,
    "h": 177.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228472

secondary

#B54D60

accent

#4662E2

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228472

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

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