#229AA1#229AA1
#229AA1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.099 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229AA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 154, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 79%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.06, -28.69, -12.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.06, 31.43, 204.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.75% -0.0927 -0.0356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.75% 0.099 201) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6454, 26.0222, 37.7514) |
| Luminance | 0.2602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.56
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.74
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.22
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.75
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.14
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229AA1 #A12922
analogous
#22A168 #229AA1 #225AA1
triadic
#229AA1 #A1229A #9AA122
tetradic
#229AA1 #6822A1 #A12922 #5AA122
square
#229AA1 #6822A1 #A12922 #5AA122
split-complementary
#229AA1 #A1225A #A16822
monochromatic
#0D393C #176A6E #229AA1 #2DCAD3 #60D7DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#229AA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#229AA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229AA1
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229AA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229AA1 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E93A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C86A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229aa1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 154, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.099 201.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b8bc',
500: '#229aa1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229aa1; $custom-light: #75b8bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229aa1",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 154,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.307,
"s": 65.128,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62752,
"c": 0.09932,
"h": 201
},
"luminance": 0.26024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229AA1
secondary
#C2625D
accent
#4940E8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081