#229BAC#229BAC

#229BAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.102 H 209.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229BAC
RGB	rgb(34, 155, 172)
HSL	hsl(187, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(187, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 9.9%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.75, -25.68, -18.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.75, 31.37, 215.05°)
OKLab	oklab(63.44% -0.0889 -0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(63.44% 0.102 209.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8242, 26.7588, 43.1419)
Luminance	0.2676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229BAC #AC3322

analogous

#22AC78 #229BAC #2256AC

triadic

#229BAC #AC229B #9BAC22

tetradic

#229BAC #7822AC #AC3322 #56AC22

square

#229BAC #7822AC #AC3322 #56AC22

split-complementary

#229BAC #AC2256 #AC7822

monochromatic

#0E3F46 #186D79 #229BAC #34C3D7 #67D2E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#229BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.35

#229BAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229BAC

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229BAC	1.00	3.31	6.35	6.35
#FFFFFF	3.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C95AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A88AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 155, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.102 209.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.391,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63439,
    "c": 0.10212,
    "h": 209.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229BAC

secondary

#C76F63

accent

#533EEA

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #229BAC

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

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