#229D87#229D87

#229D87 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.108 H 177.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229D87
RGB	rgb(34, 157, 135)
HSL	hsl(169, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(169, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 0%, 14%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.23, -37.75, 2.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.23, 37.82, 176.64°)
OKLab	oklab(62.63% -0.1079 0.0053)
OKLCH	oklch(62.63% 0.108 177.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.0876, 26.2012, 27.0737)
Luminance	0.2620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229D87 #9D2238

analogous

#229D49 #229D87 #22769D

triadic

#229D87 #87229D #9D8722

tetradic

#229D87 #49229D #9D2238 #769D22

square

#229D87 #49229D #9D2238 #769D22

split-complementary

#229D87 #9D2276 #9D4922

monochromatic

#0C3830 #176B5C #229D87 #2DCFB2 #5DDCC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#229D87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.24

#229D87 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229D87

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229D87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229D87	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)

#979386

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#878789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009F96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229d87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.108 177.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73baa9',
    500: '#229d87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229d87;
$custom-light: #73baa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229d87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.268,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62631,
    "c": 0.10801,
    "h": 177.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.26203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229D87

secondary

#C15A6D

accent

#405EE7

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091210

muted

#7B817F

Preview Lab

Preview with #229D87

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

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