#229596#229596

#229596 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.096 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229596
RGB	rgb(34, 149, 150)
HSL	hsl(181, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(181, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 0.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.12, -29.66, -9.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.12, 31.13, 197.66°)
OKLab	oklab(61.06% -0.0926 -0.0263)
OKLCH	oklch(61.06% 0.096 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.9096, 24.0349, 32.5962)
Luminance	0.2404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229596 #962322

analogous

#22965D #229596 #225B96

triadic

#229596 #962295 #959622

tetradic

#229596 #5D2296 #962322 #5B9622

square

#229596 #5D2296 #962322 #5B9622

split-complementary

#229596 #96225B #965D22

monochromatic

#0B3232 #176364 #229596 #2DC7C8 #59D8D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#229596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#229596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229596

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229596	1.00	3.62	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B8D96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 149, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.096 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b4b4',
    500: '#229596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229596;
$custom-light: #73b4b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.517,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61062,
    "c": 0.09629,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229596

secondary

#BE5756

accent

#4342E6

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #229596

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

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