#229D78#229D78

#229D78 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.118 H 167.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229D78
RGB	rgb(34, 157, 120)
HSL	hsl(162, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(162, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 0%, 23.6%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.85, -41.66, 10.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.85, 42.88, 166.30°)
OKLab	oklab(62.2% -0.1152 0.026)
OKLCH	oklch(62.2% 0.118 167.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1049, 25.8081, 21.8983)
Luminance	0.2581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229D78 #9D2247

analogous

#229D3A #229D78 #22859D

triadic

#229D78 #78229D #9D7822

tetradic

#229D78 #3A229D #9D2247 #859D22

square

#229D78 #3A229D #9D2247 #859D22

split-complementary

#229D78 #9D2285 #9D3A22

monochromatic

#0C382B #176B52 #229D78 #2DCF9E #5DDCB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.41

#229D78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.16

#229D78 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229D78

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229D78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229D78	1.00	3.41	6.16	6.16
#FFFFFF	3.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#999276

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A867A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229d78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.118 167.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72bb9f',
    500: '#229d78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229d78;
$custom-light: #72bb9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229d78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 161.951,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62202,
    "c": 0.11812,
    "h": 167.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229D78

secondary

#C15A79

accent

#4073E7

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EDF6F2

border

#C8D0CC

text

#09120E

muted

#7B817E

Preview Lab

Preview with #229D78

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

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