#228D74#228D74

#228D74 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.101 H 173.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228D74
RGB	rgb(34, 141, 116)
HSL	hsl(166, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(166, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 0%, 17.7%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.56, -35.72, 4.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.56, 36.05, 172.19°)
OKLab	oklab(57.83% -0.1006 0.0124)
OKLCH	oklch(57.83% 0.101 173)
XYZ	xyz(13.3353, 20.6492, 19.8025)
Luminance	0.2065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228D74 #8D223B

analogous

#228D3E #228D74 #22718D

triadic

#228D74 #74228D #8D7422

tetradic

#228D74 #3E228D #8D223B #718D22

square

#228D74 #3E228D #8D223B #718D22

split-complementary

#228D74 #8D2271 #8D3E22

monochromatic

#0A2A23 #165C4B #228D74 #2EBE9D #54D6B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#228D74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#228D74 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228D74

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228D74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228D74	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888373

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7976

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228d74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.101 173.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6faf9c',
    500: '#228d74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228d74;
$custom-light: #6faf9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228d74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.981,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57832,
    "c": 0.1014,
    "h": 173
  },
  "luminance": 0.20651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228D74

secondary

#B9516A

accent

#4469E4

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228D74

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

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