#229CAB#229CAB

#229CAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.102 H 207.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229CAB
RGB	rgb(34, 156, 171)
HSL	hsl(187, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(187, 80%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.1%, 8.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.02, -26.51, -17.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.02, 31.51, 212.72°)
OKLab	oklab(63.65% -0.0903 -0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(63.65% 0.102 207.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.8956, 27.0548, 42.6937)
Luminance	0.2706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229CAB #AB3122

analogous

#22AB75 #229CAB #2258AB

triadic

#229CAB #AB229C #9CAB22

tetradic

#229CAB #7522AB #AB3122 #58AB22

square

#229CAB #7522AB #AB3122 #58AB22

split-complementary

#229CAB #AB2258 #AB7522

monochromatic

#0E3F45 #186D78 #229CAB #34C5D7 #67D3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.28

#229CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.41

#229CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229CAB

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229CAB	1.00	3.28	6.41	6.41
#FFFFFF	3.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E96AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B88AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 156, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.102 207.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76b9c4',
    500: '#229cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229cab;
$custom-light: #76b9c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.569,
    "s": 66.829,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63649,
    "c": 0.10203,
    "h": 207.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.27057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229CAB

secondary

#C66D63

accent

#513EEA

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #229CAB

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

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