#229C8C#229C8C

#229C8C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.104 H 181.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229C8C
RGB	rgb(34, 156, 140)
HSL	hsl(172, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(172, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 0%, 10.3%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.04, -35.91, -0.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.04, 35.92, 181.42°)
OKLab	oklab(62.53% -0.1044 -0.003)
OKLCH	oklch(62.53% 0.104 181.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2794, 26.0083, 28.9153)
Luminance	0.2601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229C8C #9C2232

analogous

#229C4F #229C8C #226F9C

triadic

#229C8C #8C229C #9C8C22

tetradic

#229C8C #4F229C #9C2232 #6F9C22

square

#229C8C #4F229C #9C2232 #6F9C22

split-complementary

#229C8C #9C226F #9C4F22

monochromatic

#0C3832 #176A5F #229C8C #2DCEB9 #5DDCCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.39

#229C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.20

#229C8C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229C8C

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229C8C	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)

#95928B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84878D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009F97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 156, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.104 181.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73baad',
    500: '#229c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229c8c;
$custom-light: #73baad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.131,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62527,
    "c": 0.10449,
    "h": 181.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229C8C

secondary

#C05A67

accent

#4156E7

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #229C8C

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

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