#229D86#229D86

#229D86 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.109 H 176.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229D86
RGB	rgb(34, 157, 134)
HSL	hsl(169, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(169, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 0%, 14.6%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.20, -38.02, 2.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.20, 38.12, 175.88°)
OKLab	oklab(62.6% -0.1084 0.0067)
OKLCH	oklch(62.6% 0.109 176.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0175, 26.1732, 26.7047)
Luminance	0.2617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229D86 #9D2239

analogous

#229D48 #229D86 #22779D

triadic

#229D86 #86229D #9D8622

tetradic

#229D86 #48229D #9D2239 #779D22

square

#229D86 #48229D #9D2239 #779D22

split-complementary

#229D86 #9D2277 #9D4822

monochromatic

#0C3830 #176B5B #229D86 #2DCFB1 #5DDCC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#229D86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.24

#229D86 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229D86

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229D86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229D86	1.00	3.37	6.24	6.24
#FFFFFF	3.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#979385

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#878788

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009F96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229d86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.109 176.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73baa9',
    500: '#229d86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229d86;
$custom-light: #73baa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229d86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.78,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62601,
    "c": 0.10857,
    "h": 176.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.26175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229D86

secondary

#C15A6D

accent

#4060E7

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#09120F

muted

#7B817F

Preview Lab

Preview with #229D86

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

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