#228E81#228E81

#228E81 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.095 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#228E81
RGBrgb(34, 142, 129)
HSLhsl(173, 61%, 35%)
HSVhsv(173, 76%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(76.1%, 0%, 9.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LABlab(53.24, -32.57, -1.62)
CIE-LCHlch(53.24, 32.61, 182.85°)
OKLaboklab(58.51% -0.0953 -0.0049)
OKLCHoklch(58.51% 0.095 182.9)
XYZxyz(14.2932, 21.2693, 24.1167)
Luminance0.2127 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#228E81 #8E222F
analogous
#228E4B #228E81 #22658E
triadic
#228E81 #81228E #8E8122
tetradic
#228E81 #4B228E #8E222F #658E22
square
#228E81 #4B228E #8E222F #658E22
split-complementary
#228E81 #8E2265 #8E4B22
monochromatic
#0A2B27 #165D54 #228E81 #2EBFAE #54D6C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00
#228E81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25
#228E81 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228E81
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##228E81#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##228E811.004.005.255.25
#FFFFFF4.001.0021.0021.00
#0000005.2521.001.001.00
##0000005.2521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#878581
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#787B82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00918A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #228e81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 142, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.095 182.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70afa5',
    500: '#228e81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #228e81;
$custom-light: #70afa5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#228e81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.778,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58505,
    "c": 0.09543,
    "h": 182.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#228E81
secondary
#BA525E
accent
#4357E4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF5F4
border
#C8CFCE
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

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#228E81 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva