#229CAF#229CAF

#229CAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.103 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229CAF
RGB	rgb(34, 156, 175)
HSL	hsl(188, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(188, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.17, -25.21, -19.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.17, 31.62, 217.12°)
OKLab	oklab(63.81% -0.0887 -0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(63.81% 0.103 211)
XYZ	xyz(20.2826, 27.2096, 44.7321)
Luminance	0.2721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229CAF #AF3522

analogous

#22AF7B #229CAF #2255AF

triadic

#229CAF #AF229C #9CAF22

tetradic

#229CAF #7B22AF #AF3522 #55AF22

square

#229CAF #7B22AF #AF3522 #55AF22

split-complementary

#229CAF #AF2255 #AF7B22

monochromatic

#0E4149 #186E7C #229CAF #36C2D8 #69D2E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.26

#229CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.44

#229CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229CAF

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229CAF	1.00	3.26	6.44	6.44
#FFFFFF	3.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D96B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A89AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 156, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.103 211.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77b9c6',
    500: '#229caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229caf;
$custom-light: #77b9c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.085,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63812,
    "c": 0.10338,
    "h": 211
  },
  "luminance": 0.27212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229CAF

secondary

#C87265

accent

#553DEA

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #229CAF

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

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