#229796#229796

#229796 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.098 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229796
RGB	rgb(34, 151, 150)
HSL	hsl(179, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(179, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 0%, 0.7%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.76, -30.63, -8.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.76, 31.79, 195.50°)
OKLab	oklab(61.58% -0.0947 -0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(61.58% 0.098 194)
XYZ	xyz(17.2288, 24.6732, 32.7026)
Luminance	0.2467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229796 #972223

analogous

#22975C #229796 #225E97

triadic

#229796 #962297 #979622

tetradic

#229796 #5C2297 #972223 #5E9722

square

#229796 #5C2297 #972223 #5E9722

split-complementary

#229796 #97225E #975C22

monochromatic

#0C3333 #176564 #229796 #2DC9C8 #5ADAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#229796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.94

#229796 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229796

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229796	1.00	3.54	5.94	5.94
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D8F96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 151, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.098 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b6b4',
    500: '#229796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229796;
$custom-light: #73b6b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.487,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61576,
    "c": 0.09758,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.24675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229796

secondary

#BE5758

accent

#4243E6

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #229796

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

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