#227999#227999

#227999 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.093 H 227.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#227999
RGB	rgb(34, 121, 153)
HSL	hsl(196, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(196, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 20.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.38, -13.98, -24.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.38, 28.20, 240.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% -0.0629 -0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.093 227.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.2445, 16.3131, 32.5815)
Luminance	0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#227999 #994222

analogous

#22997E #227999 #223E99

triadic

#227999 #992279 #799922

tetradic

#227999 #7E2299 #994222 #3E9922

square

#227999 #7E2299 #994222 #3E9922

split-complementary

#227999 #99223E #997E22

monochromatic

#0C2A35 #175167 #227999 #2DA1CB #5BB8DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#227999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#227999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #227999

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##227999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##227999	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68779B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #227999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 121, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.093 227.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#709fb7',
    500: '#227999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #227999;
$custom-light: #709fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#227999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.134,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54048,
    "c": 0.0932,
    "h": 227.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#227999

secondary

#BF7458

accent

#6E41E7

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #227999

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

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