#228D72#228D72

#228D72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.103 H 171.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228D72
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 114)
HSL	hsl(165, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(165, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 0%, 19.1%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.51, -36.25, 5.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.51, 36.74, 170.63°)
OKLab	oklab(57.77% -0.1016 0.0152)
OKLCH	oklch(57.77% 0.103 171.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.2202, 20.6032, 19.1964)
Luminance	0.2061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228D72 #8D223D

analogous

#228D3D #228D72 #22738D

triadic

#228D72 #72228D #8D7222

tetradic

#228D72 #3D228D #8D223D #738D22

square

#228D72 #3D228D #8D223D #738D22

split-complementary

#228D72 #8D2273 #8D3D22

monochromatic

#0A2A22 #165C4A #228D72 #2EBE9A #54D6B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#228D72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#228D72 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228D72

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228D72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228D72	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#898371

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7974

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228d72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.103 171.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6faf9a',
    500: '#228d72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228d72;
$custom-light: #6faf9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228d72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.86,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57773,
    "c": 0.10277,
    "h": 171.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228D72

secondary

#B9516C

accent

#446CE4

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228D72

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

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