#228F82#228F82

#228F82 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.096 H 183.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#228F82
RGB	rgb(34, 143, 130)
HSL	hsl(173, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(173, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 9.1%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.59, -32.75, -1.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.59, 32.80, 182.95°)
OKLab	oklab(58.8% -0.0959 -0.0051)
OKLCH	oklch(58.8% 0.096 183)
XYZ	xyz(14.5095, 21.5950, 24.5183)
Luminance	0.2160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#228F82 #8F222F

analogous

#228F4C #228F82 #22668F

triadic

#228F82 #82228F #8F8222

tetradic

#228F82 #4C228F #8F222F #668F22

square

#228F82 #4C228F #8F222F #668F22

split-complementary

#228F82 #8F2266 #8F4C22

monochromatic

#0A2C28 #165E55 #228F82 #2EC0AF #55D7C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#228F82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#228F82 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #228F82

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##228F82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##228F82	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888682

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797B83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00928B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #228f82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 143, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.096 183.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70b0a6',
    500: '#228f82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #228f82;
$custom-light: #70b0a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#228f82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.844,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58801,
    "c": 0.096,
    "h": 183
  },
  "luminance": 0.21597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#228F82

secondary

#BA525F

accent

#4356E5

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF5F4

border

#C8CFCE

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #228F82

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

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