#228F81#228F81

#228F81 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.096 H 182.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228F81
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 129)
HSL	hsl(172, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(172, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 9.8%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.57, -33.04, -1.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.57, 33.06, 181.99°)
OKLab	oklab(58.77% -0.0963 -0.0036)
OKLCH	oklch(58.77% 0.096 182.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4427, 21.5682, 24.1665)
Luminance	0.2157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228F81 #8F2230

analogous

#228F4B #228F81 #22668F

triadic

#228F81 #81228F #8F8122

tetradic

#228F81 #4B228F #8F2230 #668F22

square

#228F81 #4B228F #8F2230 #668F22

split-complementary

#228F81 #8F2266 #8F4B22

monochromatic

#0A2C28 #165E54 #228F81 #2EC0AE #55D7C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#228F81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#228F81 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228F81

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228F81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228F81	1.00	3.95	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888680

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797B82

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00928B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228f81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.096 182.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70b0a5',
    500: '#228f81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228f81;
$custom-light: #70b0a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228f81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.294,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58768,
    "c": 0.09642,
    "h": 182.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228F81

secondary

#BA5260

accent

#4358E5

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF5F4

border

#C8CFCE

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228F81

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

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