#228C85#228C85

#228C85 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.092 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228C85
RGB	rgb(34, 140, 133)
HSL	hsl(176, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(176, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 0%, 5%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.72, -30.45, -4.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.72, 30.81, 188.80°)
OKLab	oklab(58.12% -0.0913 -0.0133)
OKLCH	oklch(58.12% 0.092 188.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2694, 20.7880, 25.4462)
Luminance	0.2079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228C85 #8C2229

analogous

#228C50 #228C85 #225E8C

triadic

#228C85 #85228C #8C8522

tetradic

#228C85 #50228C #8C2229 #5E8C22

square

#228C85 #50228C #8C2229 #5E8C22

split-complementary

#228C85 #8C225E #8C5022

monochromatic

#0A2A27 #165B56 #228C85 #2EBDB4 #53D5CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#228C85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#228C85 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228C85

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228C85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228C85	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#848485

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757986

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228c85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 140, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.092 188.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70aea8',
    500: '#228c85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228c85;
$custom-light: #70aea8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228c85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.038,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58115,
    "c": 0.09225,
    "h": 188.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228C85

secondary

#B95158

accent

#444EE4

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228C85

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

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