#229C8B#229C8B

#229C8B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.105 H 180.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229C8B
RGB	rgb(34, 156, 139)
HSL	hsl(172, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(172, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 0%, 10.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.02, -36.19, -0.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.02, 36.19, 180.57°)
OKLab	oklab(62.5% -0.1049 -0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(62.5% 0.105 180.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.2060, 25.9790, 28.5287)
Luminance	0.2598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229C8B #9C2233

analogous

#229C4E #229C8B #22709C

triadic

#229C8B #8B229C #9C8B22

tetradic

#229C8B #4E229C #9C2233 #709C22

square

#229C8B #4E229C #9C2233 #709C22

split-complementary

#229C8B #9C2270 #9C4E22

monochromatic

#0C3831 #176A5E #229C8B #2DCEB8 #5DDCCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.39

#229C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.20

#229C8B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229C8B

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229C8B	1.00	3.39	6.20	6.20
#FFFFFF	3.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#95928A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85868C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009F97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 156, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.105 180.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73baac',
    500: '#229c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229c8b;
$custom-light: #73baac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.639,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62495,
    "c": 0.10494,
    "h": 180.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229C8B

secondary

#C05A68

accent

#4158E7

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #229C8B

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

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