#229C79#229C79

#229C79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.116 H 168.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229C79
RGB	rgb(34, 156, 121)
HSL	hsl(163, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(163, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 0%, 22.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.56, -40.99, 9.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.56, 42.00, 167.39°)
OKLab	oklab(61.96% -0.1137 0.0234)
OKLCH	oklch(61.96% 0.116 168.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.9974, 25.4955, 22.1635)
Luminance	0.2550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229C79 #9C2245

analogous

#229C3C #229C79 #22829C

triadic

#229C79 #79229C #9C7922

tetradic

#229C79 #3C229C #9C2245 #829C22

square

#229C79 #3C229C #9C2245 #829C22

split-complementary

#229C79 #9C2282 #9C3C22

monochromatic

#0C382B #176A52 #229C79 #2DCEA0 #5DDCB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#229C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.10

#229C79 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229C79

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229C79	1.00	3.44	6.10	6.10
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#989177

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#89867B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 156, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.116 168.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72ba9f',
    500: '#229c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229c79;
$custom-light: #72ba9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.787,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61964,
    "c": 0.11611,
    "h": 168.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.25497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229C79

secondary

#C05A77

accent

#4170E7

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EDF6F2

border

#C8D0CC

text

#09120E

muted

#7B817E

Preview Lab

Preview with #229C79

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

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