#229BA0#229BA0
#229BA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.100 H 199.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229BA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 155, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 79%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.8%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.34, -29.50, -11.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.34, 31.78, 201.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.97% -0.0942 -0.0329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.97% 0.1 199.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7233, 26.3185, 37.3441) |
| Luminance | 0.2632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.85
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.69
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.13
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.83
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.88
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229BA0 #A02722
analogous
#22A066 #229BA0 #225CA0
triadic
#229BA0 #A0229B #9BA022
tetradic
#229BA0 #6622A0 #A02722 #5CA022
square
#229BA0 #6622A0 #A02722 #5CA022
split-complementary
#229BA0 #A0225C #A06622
monochromatic
#0D393B #176A6E #229BA0 #2DCCD2 #5FD8DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#229BA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#229BA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229BA0
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229BA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229BA0 | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F94A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E87A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229ba0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 155, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.100 199.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b9bc',
500: '#229ba0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229ba0; $custom-light: #75b9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229ba0",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 155,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.381,
"s": 64.948,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62968,
"c": 0.09973,
"h": 199.2
},
"luminance": 0.26321
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229BA0
secondary
#C2605C
accent
#4740E8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081