#229CB1#229CB1

#229CB1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.104 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229CB1
RGB	rgb(34, 156, 177)
HSL	hsl(189, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(189, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.8%, 11.9%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.24, -24.56, -20.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.24, 31.73, 219.30°)
OKLab	oklab(63.9% -0.0878 -0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(63.9% 0.104 212.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4805, 27.2888, 45.7743)
Luminance	0.2729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229CB1 #B13722

analogous

#22B17F #229CB1 #2255B1

triadic

#229CB1 #B1229C #9CB122

tetradic

#229CB1 #7F22B1 #B13722 #55B122

square

#229CB1 #7F22B1 #B13722 #55B122

split-complementary

#229CB1 #B12255 #B17F22

monochromatic

#0E424A #186F7E #229CB1 #38C1D9 #6BD1E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.25

#229CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.46

#229CB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229CB1

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229CB1	1.00	3.25	6.46	6.46
#FFFFFF	3.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C96B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7989B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 156, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.104 212.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77b9c8',
    500: '#229cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229cb1;
$custom-light: #77b9c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.811,
    "s": 67.773,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63895,
    "c": 0.10419,
    "h": 212.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.27291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229CB1

secondary

#C97566

accent

#573DEB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #229CB1

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

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