#228979#228979

#228979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.094 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228979
RGB	rgb(34, 137, 121)
HSL	hsl(171, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(171, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 0%, 11.7%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.39, -32.51, 0.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.39, 32.51, 179.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% -0.0939 0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.094 179.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0548, 19.6103, 21.1826)
Luminance	0.1961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228979 #892232

analogous

#228945 #228979 #226589

triadic

#228979 #792289 #897922

tetradic

#228979 #452289 #892232 #658922

square

#228979 #452289 #892232 #658922

split-complementary

#228979 #892265 #894522

monochromatic

#0A2722 #16584E #228979 #2EBAA4 #51D4C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#228979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#228979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228979

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228979	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838078

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75767A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 137, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.094 179.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6eac9f',
    500: '#228979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228979;
$custom-light: #6eac9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.68,
    "s": 60.234,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5692,
    "c": 0.09394,
    "h": 179.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228979

secondary

#B84F5F

accent

#445DE3

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228979

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

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