#229BA3#229BA3
#229BA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.100 H 201.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229BA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 155, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 65%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 4.9%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.44, -28.56, -13.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.44, 31.54, 205.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.08% -0.0928 -0.0372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.08% 0.1 201.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9889, 26.4247, 38.7429) |
| Luminance | 0.2643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.68
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.96
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.70
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.20
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.52
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229BA3 #A32A22
analogous
#22A36A #229BA3 #225AA3
triadic
#229BA3 #A3229B #9BA322
tetradic
#229BA3 #6A22A3 #A32A22 #5AA322
square
#229BA3 #6A22A3 #A32A22 #5AA322
split-complementary
#229BA3 #A3225A #A36A22
monochromatic
#0D3B3E #176B70 #229BA3 #2FC9D4 #61D6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#229BA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#229BA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229BA3
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229BA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229BA3 | 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)
#8E94A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D87A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229ba3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 155, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.100 201.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b9be',
500: '#229ba3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229ba3; $custom-light: #75b9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229ba3",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 155,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.721,
"s": 65.482,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63082,
"c": 0.1,
"h": 201.8
},
"luminance": 0.26427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229BA3
secondary
#C3645E
accent
#4A3FE8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081