#225D79#225D79

#225D79 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.075 H 232.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225D79
RGB	rgb(34, 93, 121)
HSL	hsl(199, 56%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(199, 72%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 23.1%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.02, -9.19, -21.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.02, 23.23, 246.69°)
OKLab	oklab(45.31% -0.0458 -0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(45.31% 0.075 232.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0239, 9.5484, 19.5056)
Luminance	0.0955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225D79 #793E22

analogous

#227969 #225D79 #223279

triadic

#225D79 #79225D #5D7922

tetradic

#225D79 #692279 #793E22 #327922

square

#225D79 #692279 #793E22 #327922

split-complementary

#225D79 #792232 #796922

monochromatic

#071419 #153849 #225D79 #2F82A9 #49A2CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#225D79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#225D79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225D79

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225D79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225D79	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5C7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435379

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006566

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225d79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 93, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.075 232.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698a9f',
    500: '#225d79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225d79;
$custom-light: #698a9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225d79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.31,
    "s": 56.129,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45306,
    "c": 0.07541,
    "h": 232.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225D79

secondary

#AC6A4B

accent

#7948DF

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #225D79

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

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