#228F7A#228F7A
#228F7A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.100 H 176.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228F7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 143, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 62%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 14.7%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.37, -35.00, 2.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.37, 35.10, 175.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.55% -0.0998 0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.55% 0.1 176.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9932, 21.3885, 21.7995) |
| Luminance | 0.2139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.55
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.30
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.47
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 6.47
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.60
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228F7A #8F2237
analogous
#228F43 #228F7A #226E8F
triadic
#228F7A #7A228F #8F7A22
tetradic
#228F7A #43228F #8F2237 #6E8F22
square
#228F7A #43228F #8F2237 #6E8F22
split-complementary
#228F7A #8F226E #8F4322
monochromatic
#0A2C26 #165E50 #228F7A #2EC0A4 #55D7BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#228F7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#228F7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228F7A
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228F7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228F7A | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#898679
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7B7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009189
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228f7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.100 176.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fb0a0',
500: '#228f7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228f7a; $custom-light: #6fb0a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228f7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 143,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.44,
"s": 61.582,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58546,
"c": 0.09997,
"h": 176.4
},
"luminance": 0.2139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228F7A
secondary
#BA5266
accent
#4362E5
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF5F2
border
#C8CFCC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E