#229997#229997

#229997 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.099 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229997
RGB	rgb(34, 153, 151)
HSL	hsl(179, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(179, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 0%, 1.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.42, -31.29, -8.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.42, 32.32, 194.48°)
OKLab	oklab(62.13% -0.0962 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(62.13% 0.099 193.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6342, 25.3547, 33.2367)
Luminance	0.2536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229997 #992224

analogous

#22995C #229997 #226099

triadic

#229997 #972299 #999722

tetradic

#229997 #5C2299 #992224 #609922

square

#229997 #5C2299 #992224 #609922

split-complementary

#229997 #992260 #995C22

monochromatic

#0C3534 #176766 #229997 #2DCBC8 #5BDBD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.46

#229997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.07

#229997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229997

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229997	1.00	3.46	6.07	6.07
#FFFFFF	3.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 153, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.099 193.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b7b5',
    500: '#229997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229997;
$custom-light: #74b7b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.992,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62126,
    "c": 0.09883,
    "h": 193.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229997

secondary

#BF585A

accent

#4144E7

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #229997

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

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