#229AAE#229AAE
#229AAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.103 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229AAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 154, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.5%, 11.5%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.51, -24.52, -19.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.51, 31.33, 218.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.27% -0.0871 -0.0544) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.27% 0.103 212) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8519, 26.5048, 44.1058) |
| Luminance | 0.2651 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.37
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.50
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.74
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.77
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229AAE #AE3622
analogous
#22AE7C #229AAE #2254AE
triadic
#229AAE #AE229A #9AAE22
tetradic
#229AAE #7C22AE #AE3622 #54AE22
square
#229AAE #7C22AE #AE3622 #54AE22
split-complementary
#229AAE #AE2254 #AE7C22
monochromatic
#0E3F48 #186D7B #229AAE #36C0D8 #69D0E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#229AAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#229AAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229AAE
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229AAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229AAE | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A94AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7887AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229aae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 154, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.103 212.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b8c6',
500: '#229aae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229aae; $custom-light: #76b8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229aae",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 154,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.571,
"s": 67.308,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63271,
"c": 0.10272,
"h": 212
},
"luminance": 0.26507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229AAE
secondary
#C77364
accent
#563EEA
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1113
muted
#7C8082