#229597#229597

#229597 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.096 H 196.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229597
RGB	rgb(34, 149, 151)
HSL	hsl(181, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(181, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 1.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.16, -29.35, -9.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.16, 31.00, 198.76°)
OKLab	oklab(61.1% -0.0922 -0.0277)
OKLCH	oklch(61.1% 0.096 196.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.9905, 24.0672, 33.0221)
Luminance	0.2407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229597 #972422

analogous

#22975F #229597 #225B97

triadic

#229597 #972295 #959722

tetradic

#229597 #5F2297 #972422 #5B9722

square

#229597 #5F2297 #972422 #5B9722

split-complementary

#229597 #97225B #975F22

monochromatic

#0C3233 #176465 #229597 #2DC6C9 #5AD8DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#229597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#229597 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229597

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229597	1.00	3.61	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.61	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)

#8A8E97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 149, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.096 196.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b4b5',
    500: '#229597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229597;
$custom-light: #73b4b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.026,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61099,
    "c": 0.09625,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229597

secondary

#BE5957

accent

#4442E6

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #229597

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

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