#228970#228970

#228970 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.099 H 172.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228970
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 112)
HSL	hsl(165, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(165, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 0%, 18.2%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.15, -34.98, 5.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.15, 35.37, 171.57°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% -0.0984 0.0132)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.099 172.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.5285, 19.3998, 18.4103)
Luminance	0.1940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228970 #89223B

analogous

#22893C #228970 #226E89

triadic

#228970 #702289 #897022

tetradic

#228970 #3C2289 #89223B #6E8922

square

#228970 #3C2289 #89223B #6E8922

split-complementary

#228970 #89226E #893C22

monochromatic

#0A2720 #165848 #228970 #2EBA98 #51D4B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#228970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#228970 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228970

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228970	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)

#84806F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777672

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.099 172.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6eac99',
    500: '#228970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228970;
$custom-light: #6eac99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.437,
    "s": 60.234,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56642,
    "c": 0.09928,
    "h": 172.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228970

secondary

#B84F69

accent

#446BE3

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100D

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228970

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

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