#228C73#228C73

#228C73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.101 H 172.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228C73
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 115)
HSL	hsl(166, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(166, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 0%, 17.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.21, -35.54, 4.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.21, 35.88, 172.04°)
OKLab	oklab(57.54% -0.1001 0.0126)
OKLCH	oklch(57.54% 0.101 172.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.1307, 20.3325, 19.4489)
Luminance	0.2033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228C73 #8C223B

analogous

#228C3E #228C73 #22708C

triadic

#228C73 #73228C #8C7322

tetradic

#228C73 #3E228C #8C223B #708C22

square

#228C73 #3E228C #8C223B #708C22

split-complementary

#228C73 #8C2270 #8C3E22

monochromatic

#0A2A22 #165B4B #228C73 #2EBD9B #53D5B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#228C73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#228C73 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228C73

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228C73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228C73	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878272

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797875

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228c73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.101 172.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fae9b',
    500: '#228c73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228c73;
$custom-light: #6fae9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228c73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.849,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57535,
    "c": 0.10088,
    "h": 172.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228C73

secondary

#B95169

accent

#446AE4

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228C73

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

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