#228972#228972

#228972 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.098 H 174.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228972
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 114)
HSL	hsl(167, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(167, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 0%, 16.8%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.20, -34.45, 4.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.20, 34.69, 173.21°)
OKLab	oklab(56.7% -0.0974 0.0103)
OKLCH	oklch(56.7% 0.098 174)
XYZ	xyz(12.6411, 19.4448, 19.0033)
Luminance	0.1945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228972 #892239

analogous

#22893E #228972 #226C89

triadic

#228972 #722289 #897222

tetradic

#228972 #3E2289 #892239 #6C8922

square

#228972 #3E2289 #892239 #6C8922

split-complementary

#228972 #89226C #893E22

monochromatic

#0A2720 #165849 #228972 #2EBA9B #51D4B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#228972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#228972 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228972

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228972	1.00	4.30	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#848071

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767674

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.098 174.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6eac9a',
    500: '#228972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228972;
$custom-light: #6eac9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.602,
    "s": 60.234,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56702,
    "c": 0.09795,
    "h": 174
  },
  "luminance": 0.19446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228972

secondary

#B84F67

accent

#4468E3

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228972

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

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