#22979B#22979B

#22979B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.097 H 198.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#22979B
RGB	rgb(34, 151, 155)
HSL	hsl(182, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(182, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.92, -29.09, -11.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.92, 31.14, 200.91°)
OKLab	oklab(61.76% -0.0924 -0.0309)
OKLCH	oklch(61.76% 0.097 198.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.6400, 24.8377, 34.8684)
Luminance	0.2484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#22979B #9B2622

analogous

#229B62 #22979B #225B9B

triadic

#22979B #9B2297 #979B22

tetradic

#22979B #62229B #9B2622 #5B9B22

square

#22979B #62229B #9B2622 #5B9B22

split-complementary

#22979B #9B225B #9B6222

monochromatic

#0C3537 #176669 #22979B #2DC8CD #5CD7DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#22979B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.97

#22979B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #22979B

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##22979B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##22979B	1.00	3.52	5.97	5.97
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C909B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B839C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #22979b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 151, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.097 198.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b6b8',
    500: '#22979b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #22979b;
$custom-light: #74b6b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#22979b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.983,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6176,
    "c": 0.09742,
    "h": 198.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#22979B

secondary

#C05C59

accent

#4641E7

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #22979B

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

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