#228D7F#228D7F
#228D7F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.095 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228D7F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 141, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 0%, 9.9%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.86, -32.68, -1.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.86, 32.69, 181.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.18% -0.0952 -0.0033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.18% 0.095 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0135, 20.9205, 23.3740) |
| Luminance | 0.2092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.31
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.03
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.39
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.79
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.58
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228D7F #8D2230
analogous
#228D4A #228D7F #22668D
triadic
#228D7F #7F228D #8D7F22
tetradic
#228D7F #4A228D #8D2230 #668D22
square
#228D7F #4A228D #8D2230 #668D22
split-complementary
#228D7F #8D2266 #8D4A22
monochromatic
#0A2A26 #165C53 #228D7F #2EBEAB #54D6C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#228D7F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#228D7F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228D7F
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228D7F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228D7F | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86847E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#787A80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009089
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228d7f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 141, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.095 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fafa4',
500: '#228d7f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228d7f; $custom-light: #6fafa4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228d7f",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 141,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.15,
"s": 61.143,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58175,
"c": 0.09529,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.20922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228D7F
secondary
#B9515F
accent
#4459E4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F