#229988#229988

#229988 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.103 H 180.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229988
RGB	rgb(34, 153, 136)
HSL	hsl(171, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(171, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 0%, 11.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.98, -35.67, -0.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.98, 35.67, 180.28°)
OKLab	oklab(61.62% -0.1033 -0.0011)
OKLCH	oklch(61.62% 0.103 180.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4926, 24.8981, 27.2244)
Luminance	0.2490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229988 #992233

analogous

#22994D #229988 #226F99

triadic

#229988 #882299 #998822

tetradic

#229988 #4D2299 #992233 #6F9922

square

#229988 #4D2299 #992233 #6F9922

split-complementary

#229988 #99226F #994D22

monochromatic

#0C352F #17675B #229988 #2DCBB5 #5BDBC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#229988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.98

#229988 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229988

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229988	1.00	3.51	5.98	5.98
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#928F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#828489

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 153, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.103 180.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b8aa',
    500: '#229988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229988;
$custom-light: #72b8aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.429,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61617,
    "c": 0.10332,
    "h": 180.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229988

secondary

#BF5867

accent

#4159E7

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EDF6F4

border

#C8D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #229988

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

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