#225F79#225F79

#225F79 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.075 H 229.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#225F79
RGB	rgb(34, 95, 121)
HSL	hsl(198, 56%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(198, 72%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 21.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.67, -10.39, -20.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.67, 22.82, 242.93°)
OKLab	oklab(45.83% -0.048 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(45.83% 0.075 229.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.2017, 9.9041, 19.5649)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#225F79 #793C22

analogous

#227967 #225F79 #223379

triadic

#225F79 #79225F #5F7922

tetradic

#225F79 #672279 #793C22 #337922

square

#225F79 #672279 #793C22 #337922

split-complementary

#225F79 #792233 #796722

monochromatic

#071419 #153949 #225F79 #2F85A9 #49A5CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#225F79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#225F79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #225F79

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##225F79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##225F79	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525E7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465579

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #225f79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 95, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.075 229.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#698c9f',
    500: '#225f79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #225f79;
$custom-light: #698c9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#225f79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.931,
    "s": 56.129,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45825,
    "c": 0.07453,
    "h": 229.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#225F79

secondary

#AC684B

accent

#7648DF

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #225F79

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

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