#229699#229699

#229699 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.097 H 197.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229699
RGB	rgb(34, 150, 153)
HSL	hsl(182, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(182, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.54, -29.22, -10.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.54, 31.07, 199.84°)
OKLab	oklab(61.43% -0.0923 -0.0293)
OKLCH	oklch(61.43% 0.097 197.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.3132, 24.4505, 33.9378)
Luminance	0.2445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229699 #992522

analogous

#229961 #229699 #225B99

triadic

#229699 #992296 #969922

tetradic

#229699 #612299 #992522 #5B9922

square

#229699 #612299 #992522 #5B9922

split-complementary

#229699 #99225B #996122

monochromatic

#0C3435 #176567 #229699 #2DC7CB #5BD7DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#229699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#229699 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229699

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229699	1.00	3.57	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B8F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A829A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 150, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.097 197.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b5b7',
    500: '#229699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229699;
$custom-light: #73b5b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.513,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61429,
    "c": 0.09682,
    "h": 197.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229699

secondary

#BF5B58

accent

#4541E7

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #229699

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

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