#229CA2#229CA2
#229CA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.100 H 200.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 156, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 3.7%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.72, -29.36, -12.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.72, 31.87, 202.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.3% -0.0943 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.1 200.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0668, 26.7233, 38.3286) |
| Luminance | 0.2673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.26
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.60
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.58
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.23
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.37
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229CA2 #A22822
analogous
#22A268 #229CA2 #225CA2
triadic
#229CA2 #A2229C #9CA222
tetradic
#229CA2 #6822A2 #A22822 #5CA222
square
#229CA2 #6822A2 #A22822 #5CA222
split-complementary
#229CA2 #A2225C #A26822
monochromatic
#0D3B3D #176B6F #229CA2 #2ECBD3 #61D8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#229CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#229CA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229CA2
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229CA2 | 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)
#9095A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E88A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 156, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.100 200.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b9bd',
500: '#229ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229ca2; $custom-light: #75b9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 156,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.813,
"s": 65.306,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63298,
"c": 0.10036,
"h": 200.1
},
"luminance": 0.26726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229CA2
secondary
#C3625D
accent
#4740E8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081