#229996#229996

#229996 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.099 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229996
RGB	rgb(34, 153, 150)
HSL	hsl(178, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(178, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 0%, 2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.39, -31.59, -7.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.39, 32.48, 193.45°)
OKLab	oklab(62.09% -0.0967 -0.0211)
OKLCH	oklch(62.09% 0.099 192.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5534, 25.3224, 32.8108)
Luminance	0.2532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229996 #992225

analogous

#22995B #229996 #226199

triadic

#229996 #962299 #999622

tetradic

#229996 #5B2299 #992225 #619922

square

#229996 #5B2299 #992225 #619922

split-complementary

#229996 #992261 #995B22

monochromatic

#0C3534 #176765 #229996 #2DCBC7 #5BDBD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.46

#229996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.06

#229996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229996

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229996	1.00	3.46	6.06	6.06
#FFFFFF	3.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9196

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 153, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.099 192.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b7b4',
    500: '#229996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229996;
$custom-light: #73b7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.487,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6209,
    "c": 0.09896,
    "h": 192.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.25325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229996

secondary

#BF585B

accent

#4145E7

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #229996

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

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