#228B6E#228B6E
#228B6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.103 H 169.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228B6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 139, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.5%, 0%, 20.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.76, -36.40, 7.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.76, 37.11, 168.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.12% -0.1015 0.0184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.12% 0.103 169.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7053, 19.9296, 17.9260) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 4.05
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 4.36
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.80
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 6.76
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.78
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228B6E #8B223F
analogous
#228B3A #228B6E #22748B
triadic
#228B6E #6E228B #8B6E22
tetradic
#228B6E #3A228B #8B223F #748B22
square
#228B6E #3A228B #8B223F #748B22
split-complementary
#228B6E #8B2274 #8B3A22
monochromatic
#0A2920 #165A47 #228B6E #2EBC95 #53D5B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#228B6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#228B6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228B6E
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228B6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228B6E | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 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)
#87816D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#797770
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228b6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 139, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.103 169.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ead97',
500: '#228b6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228b6e; $custom-light: #6ead97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228b6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 139,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.429,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57122,
"c": 0.10318,
"h": 169.7
},
"luminance": 0.19931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228B6E
secondary
#B8506D
accent
#4470E4
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F2
border
#C8CECC
text
#08100D
muted
#7B7F7E