#228A7C#228A7C
#228A7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.094 H 181.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228A7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 138, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.4%, 0%, 10.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, -32.13, -0.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 32.14, 181.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.28% -0.0935 -0.0028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.28% 0.094 181.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3845, 19.9707, 22.2142) |
| Luminance | 0.1997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.30
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.07
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.86
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.67
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.86
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228A7C #8A2230
analogous
#228A48 #228A7C #22648A
triadic
#228A7C #7C228A #8A7C22
tetradic
#228A7C #48228A #8A2230 #648A22
square
#228A7C #48228A #8A2230 #648A22
split-complementary
#228A7C #8A2264 #8A4822
monochromatic
#0A2824 #165950 #228A7C #2EBBA8 #52D4C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#228A7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#228A7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228A7C
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228A7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228A7C | 1.00 | 4.20 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83827B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#75777D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228a7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 138, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.094 181.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fada1',
500: '#228a7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228a7c; $custom-light: #6fada1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228a7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 138,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.923,
"s": 60.465,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57283,
"c": 0.09357,
"h": 181.7
},
"luminance": 0.19972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228A7C
secondary
#B8505E
accent
#445AE4
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#08100F
muted
#7B7F7E