#229BAB#229BAB

#229BAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.102 H 208.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229BAB
RGB	rgb(34, 155, 171)
HSL	hsl(187, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(187, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 9.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.71, -26.00, -17.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.71, 31.35, 213.94°)
OKLab	oklab(63.4% -0.0894 -0.0487)
OKLCH	oklch(63.4% 0.102 208.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.7285, 26.7206, 42.6380)
Luminance	0.2672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229BAB #AB3222

analogous

#22AB76 #229BAB #2257AB

triadic

#229BAB #AB229B #9BAB22

tetradic

#229BAB #7622AB #AB3222 #57AB22

square

#229BAB #7622AB #AB3222 #57AB22

split-complementary

#229BAB #AB2257 #AB7622

monochromatic

#0E3E45 #186D78 #229BAB #34C4D7 #67D2E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#229BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.34

#229BAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229BAB

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229BAB	1.00	3.31	6.34	6.34
#FFFFFF	3.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C95AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A87AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 155, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.102 208.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b9c4',
    500: '#229bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229bab;
$custom-light: #76b9c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.007,
    "s": 66.829,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63398,
    "c": 0.10179,
    "h": 208.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.26723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229BAB

secondary

#C66E63

accent

#523EEA

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #229BAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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