#225E79#225E79

#225E79 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.075 H 231.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225E79
RGB	rgb(34, 94, 121)
HSL	hsl(199, 56%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(199, 72%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 22.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.34, -9.79, -20.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.34, 23.01, 244.82°)
OKLab	oklab(45.57% -0.0469 -0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(45.57% 0.075 231.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.1122, 9.7251, 19.5350)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225E79 #793D22

analogous

#227968 #225E79 #223279

triadic

#225E79 #79225E #5E7922

tetradic

#225E79 #682279 #793D22 #327922

square

#225E79 #682279 #793D22 #327922

split-complementary

#225E79 #792232 #796822

monochromatic

#071419 #153949 #225E79 #2F83A9 #49A3CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#225E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#225E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225E79

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225E79	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505D7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445479

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 94, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.075 231.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698b9f',
    500: '#225e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225e79;
$custom-light: #698b9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.621,
    "s": 56.129,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45565,
    "c": 0.07495,
    "h": 231.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225E79

secondary

#AC694B

accent

#7748DF

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #225E79

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

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