#228787#228787

#228787 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.088 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228787
RGB	rgb(34, 135, 135)
HSL	hsl(180, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 0%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.17, -27.40, -8.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.17, 28.59, 196.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.88% -0.0851 -0.0227)
OKLCH	oklch(56.88% 0.088 195)
XYZ	xyz(13.6948, 19.4156, 25.9428)
Luminance	0.1942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228787 #872222

analogous

#228754 #228787 #225487

triadic

#228787 #872287 #878722

tetradic

#228787 #542287 #872222 #548722

square

#228787 #542287 #872222 #548722

split-complementary

#228787 #872254 #875422

monochromatic

#092525 #165656 #228787 #2EB8B8 #50D3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#228787 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#228787 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228787

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228787	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228787	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8087

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228787;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 135, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.088 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6faaa9',
    500: '#228787',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228787;
$custom-light: #6faaa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228787",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56879,
    "c": 0.0881,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.19417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228787

secondary

#B74E4E

accent

#4545E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228787

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

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