#228F75#228F75
#228F75 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.103 H 172.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228F75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 143, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 62%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 18.2%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.24, -36.35, 5.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.24, 36.73, 171.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.4% -0.1022 0.0134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.4% 0.103 172.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6914, 21.2677, 20.2097) |
| Luminance | 0.2127 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 4.75
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.17
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.36
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 6.06
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.58
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228F75 #8F223C
analogous
#228F3F #228F75 #22738F
triadic
#228F75 #75228F #8F7522
tetradic
#228F75 #3F228F #8F223C #738F22
square
#228F75 #3F228F #8F223C #738F22
split-complementary
#228F75 #8F2273 #8F3F22
monochromatic
#0A2C24 #165E4D #228F75 #2EC09D #55D7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#228F75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#228F75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228F75
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228F75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228F75 | 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)
#8A8574
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7B77
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009087
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228f75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.103 172.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fb09c',
500: '#228f75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228f75; $custom-light: #6fb09c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228f75",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 143,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.688,
"s": 61.582,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58395,
"c": 0.10313,
"h": 172.5
},
"luminance": 0.21269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228F75
secondary
#BA526B
accent
#436AE5
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF5F2
border
#C8CFCC
text
#08100E
muted
#7B7F7E