#22999B#22999B

#22999B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.099 H 196.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#22999B
RGB	rgb(34, 153, 155)
HSL	hsl(181, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(181, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 1.3%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.55, -30.07, -10.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.55, 31.74, 198.68°)
OKLab	oklab(62.27% -0.0944 -0.0283)
OKLCH	oklch(62.27% 0.099 196.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.9646, 25.4869, 34.9766)
Luminance	0.2549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#22999B #9B2422

analogous

#229B61 #22999B #225C9B

triadic

#22999B #9B2299 #999B22

tetradic

#22999B #61229B #9B2422 #5C9B22

square

#22999B #61229B #9B2422 #5C9B22

split-complementary

#22999B #9B225C #9B6122

monochromatic

#0C3637 #176769 #22999B #2DCBCD #5CD9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#22999B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.10

#22999B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #22999B

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##22999B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##22999B	1.00	3.44	6.10	6.10
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E919B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D859C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #22999b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 153, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.099 196.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b7b8',
    500: '#22999b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #22999b;
$custom-light: #74b7b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#22999b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.992,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62272,
    "c": 0.09854,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.25489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#22999B

secondary

#C05B59

accent

#4441E7

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #22999B

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

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