#229496#229496

#229496 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.096 H 196.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229496
RGB	rgb(34, 148, 150)
HSL	hsl(181, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(181, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.81, -29.17, -9.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.81, 30.81, 198.78°)
OKLab	oklab(60.81% -0.0916 -0.0276)
OKLCH	oklch(60.81% 0.096 196.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.7521, 23.7198, 32.5437)
Luminance	0.2372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229496 #962422

analogous

#22965E #229496 #225A96

triadic

#229496 #962294 #949622

tetradic

#229496 #5E2296 #962422 #5A9622

square

#229496 #5E2296 #962422 #5A9622

split-complementary

#229496 #96225A #965E22

monochromatic

#0B3232 #176364 #229496 #2DC5C8 #59D7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#229496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#229496 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229496

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229496	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#898D96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009994

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 148, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.096 196.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b4b4',
    500: '#229496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229496;
$custom-light: #73b4b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.034,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60805,
    "c": 0.09568,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229496

secondary

#BE5856

accent

#4542E6

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #229496

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

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