#229498#229498

#229498 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.096 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229498
RGB	rgb(34, 148, 152)
HSL	hsl(182, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(182, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 2.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.87, -28.55, -10.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.87, 30.59, 201.01°)
OKLab	oklab(60.88% -0.0907 -0.0305)
OKLCH	oklch(60.88% 0.096 198.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.9145, 23.7848, 33.3991)
Luminance	0.2379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229498 #982622

analogous

#229861 #229498 #225998

triadic

#229498 #982294 #949822

tetradic

#229498 #612298 #982622 #599822

square

#229498 #612298 #982622 #599822

split-complementary

#229498 #982259 #986122

monochromatic

#0C3334 #176366 #229498 #2DC5CA #5AD6DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#229498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#229498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229498

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229498	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#898D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009995

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 148, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.096 198.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b4b6',
    500: '#229498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229498;
$custom-light: #73b4b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.034,
    "s": 63.441,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60879,
    "c": 0.09569,
    "h": 198.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229498

secondary

#BE5B57

accent

#4741E6

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #229498

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

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