#229688#229688

#229688 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.100 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229688
RGB	rgb(34, 150, 136)
HSL	hsl(173, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(173, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 0%, 9.3%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.02, -34.29, -1.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.02, 34.33, 182.64°)
OKLab	oklab(60.83% -0.1002 -0.0048)
OKLCH	oklch(60.83% 0.1 182.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.0078, 23.9284, 27.0627)
Luminance	0.2393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229688 #962230

analogous

#22964E #229688 #226A96

triadic

#229688 #882296 #968822

tetradic

#229688 #4E2296 #962230 #6A9622

square

#229688 #4E2296 #962230 #6A9622

split-complementary

#229688 #96226A #964E22

monochromatic

#0B322E #17645B #229688 #2DC8B5 #59D9CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#229688 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.79

#229688 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229688

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229688	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229688	1.00	3.63	5.79	5.79
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F8D88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8189

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009992

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229688;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 150, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.100 182.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b5aa',
    500: '#229688',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229688;
$custom-light: #72b5aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229688",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.759,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60834,
    "c": 0.10035,
    "h": 182.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229688

secondary

#BE5663

accent

#4256E6

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EDF6F4

border

#C8D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #229688

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

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