#228C72#228C72

#228C72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.102 H 172.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228C72
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 114)
HSL	hsl(165, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(165, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 0%, 18.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.19, -35.80, 5.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.19, 36.23, 171.25°)
OKLab	oklab(57.51% -0.1006 0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(57.51% 0.102 172.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.0734, 20.3096, 19.1475)
Luminance	0.2031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228C72 #8C223C

analogous

#228C3D #228C72 #22718C

triadic

#228C72 #72228C #8C7222

tetradic

#228C72 #3D228C #8C223C #718C22

square

#228C72 #3D228C #8C223C #718C22

split-complementary

#228C72 #8C2271 #8C3D22

monochromatic

#0A2A22 #165B4A #228C72 #2EBD9A #53D5B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#228C72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#228C72 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228C72

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228C72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228C72	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878271

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7874

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228c72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.102 172.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6eae9a',
    500: '#228c72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228c72;
$custom-light: #6eae9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228c72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.283,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57506,
    "c": 0.10155,
    "h": 172.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228C72

secondary

#B9516A

accent

#446BE4

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228C72

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

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