#229AAC#229AAC
#229AAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.102 H 210.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229AAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 154, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 67%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.2%, 10.5%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.44, -25.17, -18.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.44, 31.23, 216.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.19% -0.088 -0.0515) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.19% 0.102 210.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6584, 26.4274, 43.0866) |
| Luminance | 0.2643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.53
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.93
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.06
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.19
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229AAC #AC3422
analogous
#22AC79 #229AAC #2255AC
triadic
#229AAC #AC229A #9AAC22
tetradic
#229AAC #7922AC #AC3422 #55AC22
square
#229AAC #7922AC #AC3422 #55AC22
split-complementary
#229AAC #AC2255 #AC7922
monochromatic
#0E3E46 #186C79 #229AAC #34C2D7 #67D1E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#229AAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#229AAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229AAC
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229AAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229AAC | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B94AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7987AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229aac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 154, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.102 210.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b8c4',
500: '#229aac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229aac; $custom-light: #76b8c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229aac",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 154,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.826,
"s": 66.99,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63188,
"c": 0.10194,
"h": 210.4
},
"luminance": 0.2643
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229AAC
secondary
#C77063
accent
#543EEA
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081