#229CA7#229CA7
#229CA7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.101 H 204.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229CA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 156, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.89, -27.79, -14.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.89, 31.57, 208.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.49% -0.0921 -0.0416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.49% 0.101 204.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5201, 26.9046, 40.7160) |
| Luminance | 0.2691 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.81
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.73
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.10
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.65
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.00
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229CA7 #A72D22
analogous
#22A76F #229CA7 #225AA7
triadic
#229CA7 #A7229C #9CA722
tetradic
#229CA7 #6F22A7 #A72D22 #5AA722
square
#229CA7 #6F22A7 #A72D22 #5AA722
split-complementary
#229CA7 #A7225A #A76F22
monochromatic
#0D3D41 #186D74 #229CA7 #31C8D5 #64D5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#229CA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.38
#229CA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229CA7
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229CA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229CA7 | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.38 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F95A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D88A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229ca7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 156, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.101 204.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9c1',
500: '#229ca7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229ca7; $custom-light: #76b9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229ca7",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 156,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.962,
"s": 66.169,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6349,
"c": 0.10104,
"h": 204.3
},
"luminance": 0.26907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229CA7
secondary
#C56860
accent
#4D3FE9
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081