#228F72#228F72

#228F72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.105 H 170.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228F72
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 114)
HSL	hsl(164, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(164, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 20.3%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.17, -37.14, 6.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.17, 37.78, 169.46°)
OKLab	oklab(58.31% -0.1037 0.0176)
OKLCH	oklch(58.31% 0.105 170.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.5178, 21.1983, 19.2956)
Luminance	0.2120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228F72 #8F223F

analogous

#228F3C #228F72 #22758F

triadic

#228F72 #72228F #8F7222

tetradic

#228F72 #3C228F #8F223F #758F22

square

#228F72 #3C228F #8F223F #758F22

split-complementary

#228F72 #8F2275 #8F3C22

monochromatic

#0A2C23 #165E4B #228F72 #2EC099 #55D7B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#228F72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#228F72 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228F72

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228F72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228F72	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B8571

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7B74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009087

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228f72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.105 170.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fb09a',
    500: '#228f72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228f72;
$custom-light: #6fb09a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228f72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.037,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58309,
    "c": 0.10523,
    "h": 170.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228F72

secondary

#BA526E

accent

#436EE5

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF5F2

border

#C8CFCC

text

#08110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228F72

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

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