#228367 is a mid-toned, cool teal. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded, with a faded, vintage edge. It carries a legible label as a UI accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #228367 works with other colors. Named schemes with #228367 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Viridian opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Viridian plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Viridian anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.
Viridian sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Viridian is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Viridian carrying the quiet middle.
How #228367 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #228367 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #228367;
--color-base-rgb: 34 131 103;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(54.8% 0.098 169.1);
--color-50: #F2FCF9;
--color-100: #DEF7F0;
--color-200: #BEEEE1;
--color-300: #92DEC8;
--color-400: #68CAAE;
--color-500: #46AE91;
--color-600: #3C8671;
--color-700: #305F52;
--color-800: #223F37;
--color-900: #172722;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
viridian: {
50: '#F2FCF9',
100: '#DEF7F0',
200: '#BEEEE1',
300: '#92DEC8',
400: '#68CAAE',
500: '#46AE91',
600: '#3C8671',
700: '#305F52',
800: '#223F37',
900: '#172722',
},
}
$base: #228367; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F2FCF9; $base-100: #DEF7F0; $base-200: #BEEEE1; $base-300: #92DEC8; $base-400: #68CAAE; $base-500: #46AE91; $base-600: #3C8671; $base-700: #305F52; $base-800: #223F37; $base-900: #172722; $base-hover: #1B6852; $base-subtle: #B4E2D5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#228367",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F2FCF9",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#DEF7F0",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#BEEEE1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#92DEC8",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#68CAAE",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#46AE91",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#3C8671",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#305F52",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#223F37",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#172722",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}