#228F7D#228F7D
#228F7D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.098 H 178.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #228F7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 143, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 62%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 12.6%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.45, -34.17, 0.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.45, 34.19, 178.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.64% -0.0983 0.0021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.64% 0.098 178.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1820, 21.4640, 22.7936) |
| Luminance | 0.2147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.62
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.65
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.83
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.58
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.08
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#228F7D #8F2234
analogous
#228F47 #228F7D #226A8F
triadic
#228F7D #7D228F #8F7D22
tetradic
#228F7D #47228F #8F2234 #6A8F22
square
#228F7D #47228F #8F2234 #6A8F22
split-complementary
#228F7D #8F226A #8F4722
monochromatic
#0A2C27 #165E52 #228F7D #2EC0A8 #55D7C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#228F7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#228F7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #228F7D
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##228F7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##228F7D | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89867C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7B7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00918A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #228f7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.098 178.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70b0a2',
500: '#228f7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #228f7d; $custom-light: #70b0a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#228f7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 143,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.092,
"s": 61.582,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58639,
"c": 0.09832,
"h": 178.8
},
"luminance": 0.21466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#228F7D
secondary
#BA5264
accent
#435EE5
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF5F2
border
#C8CFCC
text
#09100F
muted
#7B7F7E