#228579#228579

#228579 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.090 H 183.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228579
RGB	rgb(34, 133, 121)
HSL	hsl(173, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(173, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.09, -30.62, -1.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.09, 30.67, 182.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% -0.0897 -0.0048)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.09 183.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.4967, 18.4941, 20.9966)
Luminance	0.1850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228579 #85222E

analogous

#228547 #228579 #226085

triadic

#228579 #792285 #857922

tetradic

#228579 #472285 #85222E #608522

square

#228579 #472285 #85222E #608522

split-complementary

#228579 #852260 #854722

monochromatic

#092420 #16544D #228579 #2EB6A5 #4FD2C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#228579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#228579 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228579

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228579	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E7D79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71737A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 133, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.090 183.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea99f',
    500: '#228579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228579;
$custom-light: #6ea99f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.727,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55857,
    "c": 0.08981,
    "h": 183.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228579

secondary

#B64D5A

accent

#4558E2

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228579

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

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