#228C76#228C76

#228C76 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.099 H 175.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228C76
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 118)
HSL	hsl(168, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(168, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 0%, 15.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.29, -34.73, 3.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.29, 34.89, 174.49°)
OKLab	oklab(57.63% -0.0986 0.0083)
OKLCH	oklch(57.63% 0.099 175.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3061, 20.4027, 20.3729)
Luminance	0.2040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228C76 #8C2238

analogous

#228C41 #228C76 #226D8C

triadic

#228C76 #76228C #8C7622

tetradic

#228C76 #41228C #8C2238 #6D8C22

square

#228C76 #41228C #8C2238 #6D8C22

split-complementary

#228C76 #8C226D #8C4122

monochromatic

#0A2A23 #165B4C #228C76 #2EBDA0 #53D5BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#228C76 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#228C76 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228C76

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228C76	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228C76	1.00	4.13	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878375

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797878

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228c76;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 118);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.099 175.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fae9d',
    500: '#228c76',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228c76;
$custom-light: #6fae9d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228c76",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 118
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.547,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57625,
    "c": 0.09894,
    "h": 175.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228C76

secondary

#B95166

accent

#4465E4

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228C76

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

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