#228B72#228B72

#228B72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.100 H 172.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228B72
RGB	rgb(34, 139, 114)
HSL	hsl(166, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(166, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 0%, 18%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.86, -35.35, 5.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.86, 35.71, 171.88°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% -0.0995 0.0128)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.1 172.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9280, 20.0187, 19.0990)
Luminance	0.2002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228B72 #8B223B

analogous

#228B3E #228B72 #22708B

triadic

#228B72 #72228B #8B7222

tetradic

#228B72 #3E228B #8B223B #708B22

square

#228B72 #3E228B #8B223B #708B22

split-complementary

#228B72 #8B2270 #8B3E22

monochromatic

#0A2921 #165A4A #228B72 #2EBC9A #53D5B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#228B72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#228B72 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228B72

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228B72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228B72	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#868271

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797774

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228b72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 139, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.100 172.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ead9a',
    500: '#228b72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228b72;
$custom-light: #6ead9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228b72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.714,
    "s": 60.694,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57238,
    "c": 0.10035,
    "h": 172.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228B72

secondary

#B85069

accent

#446AE4

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228B72

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

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