#228F74#228F74

#228F74 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.104 H 171.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228F74
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 116)
HSL	hsl(165, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(165, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 18.9%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.22, -36.61, 5.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.22, 37.08, 170.95°)
OKLab	oklab(58.37% -0.1027 0.0148)
OKLCH	oklch(58.37% 0.104 171.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6329, 21.2443, 19.9017)
Luminance	0.2125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228F74 #8F223D

analogous

#228F3E #228F74 #22738F

triadic

#228F74 #74228F #8F7422

tetradic

#228F74 #3E228F #8F223D #738F22

square

#228F74 #3E228F #8F223D #738F22

split-complementary

#228F74 #8F2273 #8F3E22

monochromatic

#0A2C24 #165E4C #228F74 #2EC09C #55D7B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#228F74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#228F74 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228F74

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228F74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228F74	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8573

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7B76

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009087

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228f74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.104 171.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fb09c',
    500: '#228f74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228f74;
$custom-light: #6fb09c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228f74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.138,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58366,
    "c": 0.10382,
    "h": 171.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228F74

secondary

#BA526C

accent

#436BE5

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF5F2

border

#C8CFCC

text

#08110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #228F74

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

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