#229989#229989

#229989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.103 H 181.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229989
RGB	rgb(34, 153, 137)
HSL	hsl(172, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(172, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 0%, 10.5%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.00, -35.39, -0.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.00, 35.40, 181.14°)
OKLab	oklab(61.65% -0.1028 -0.0025)
OKLCH	oklch(61.65% 0.103 181.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.5640, 24.9267, 27.6004)
Luminance	0.2493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229989 #992232

analogous

#22994E #229989 #226E99

triadic

#229989 #892299 #998922

tetradic

#229989 #4E2299 #992232 #6E9922

square

#229989 #4E2299 #992232 #6E9922

split-complementary

#229989 #99226E #994E22

monochromatic

#0C352F #17675C #229989 #2DCBB6 #5BDBC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#229989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.99

#229989 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229989

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229989	1.00	3.51	5.99	5.99
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929088

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82848A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 153, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.103 181.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b8ab',
    500: '#229989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229989;
$custom-light: #72b8ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.933,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61649,
    "c": 0.10286,
    "h": 181.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229989

secondary

#BF5866

accent

#4157E7

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EDF6F4

border

#C8D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #229989

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

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