#228C56#228C56

#228C56 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.126 H 155.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228C56
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 86)
HSL	hsl(149, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(149, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 0%, 38.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.57, -42.42, 20.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.57, 47.16, 154.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% -0.1146 0.0516)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.126 155.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7164, 19.7668, 12.0002)
Luminance	0.1977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228C56 #8C2258

analogous

#238C22 #228C56 #228C8B

triadic

#228C56 #56228C #8C5622

tetradic

#228C56 #22238C #8C2258 #8C8B22

square

#228C56 #22238C #8C2258 #8C8B22

split-complementary

#228C56 #8B228C #8C2223

monochromatic

#0A2A1A #165B38 #228C56 #2EBD74 #53D593

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#228C56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#228C56 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228C56

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228C56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228C56	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B8052

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E775A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228c56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.126 155.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6eae86',
    500: '#228c56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228c56;
$custom-light: #6eae86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228c56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 149.434,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.568,
    "c": 0.12565,
    "h": 155.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228C56

secondary

#B95186

accent

#4495E4

background

#F7FAF8

surface

#EDF4EF

border

#C8CECA

text

#08100B

muted

#7B7F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #228C56

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

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