#229899#229899

#229899 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.098 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229899
RGB	rgb(34, 152, 153)
HSL	hsl(181, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(181, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 0.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.17, -30.20, -9.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.17, 31.69, 197.63°)
OKLab	oklab(61.94% -0.0943 -0.0267)
OKLCH	oklch(61.94% 0.098 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.6350, 25.0943, 34.0451)
Luminance	0.2510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229899 #992322

analogous

#22995F #229899 #225D99

triadic

#229899 #992298 #989922

tetradic

#229899 #5F2299 #992322 #5D9922

square

#229899 #5F2299 #992322 #5D9922

split-complementary

#229899 #99225D #995F22

monochromatic

#0C3535 #176667 #229899 #2DCACB #5BD9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#229899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#229899 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229899

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229899	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D9099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D849A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 152, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.098 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b7b7',
    500: '#229899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229899;
$custom-light: #74b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.504,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61942,
    "c": 0.098,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229899

secondary

#BF5958

accent

#4341E7

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #229899

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

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