#229AAB#229AAB
#229AAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.102 H 209.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229AAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 154, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 67%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.40, -25.50, -17.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.40, 31.20, 215.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.15% -0.0884 -0.0501) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.15% 0.102 209.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5627, 26.3891, 42.5827) |
| Luminance | 0.2639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.64
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.86
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.93
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.91
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.92
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229AAB #AB3322
analogous
#22AB77 #229AAB #2256AB
triadic
#229AAB #AB229A #9AAB22
tetradic
#229AAB #7722AB #AB3322 #56AB22
square
#229AAB #7722AB #AB3322 #56AB22
split-complementary
#229AAB #AB2256 #AB7722
monochromatic
#0E3E45 #186C78 #229AAB #34C2D7 #67D2E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#229AAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#229AAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229AAB
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229AAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229AAB | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B94AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7987AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229aab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 154, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.102 209.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b8c4',
500: '#229aab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229aab; $custom-light: #76b8c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229aab",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 154,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.445,
"s": 66.829,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63147,
"c": 0.10158,
"h": 209.5
},
"luminance": 0.26392
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229AAB
secondary
#C66F63
accent
#533EEA
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081