#229D8B#229D8B

#229D8B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.106 H 180.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229D8B
RGB	rgb(34, 157, 139)
HSL	hsl(171, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(171, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 0%, 11.5%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.34, -36.65, 0.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.34, 36.65, 179.84°)
OKLab	oklab(62.76% -0.1059 -0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(62.76% 0.106 180.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3745, 26.3160, 28.5849)
Luminance	0.2632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229D8B #9D2234

analogous

#229D4E #229D8B #22719D

triadic

#229D8B #8B229D #9D8B22

tetradic

#229D8B #4E229D #9D2234 #719D22

square

#229D8B #4E229D #9D2234 #719D22

split-complementary

#229D8B #9D2271 #9D4E22

monochromatic

#0C3832 #176B5E #229D8B #2DCFB8 #5DDCC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.35

#229D8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.26

#229D8B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229D8B

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229D8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229D8B	1.00	3.35	6.26	6.26
#FFFFFF	3.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96938A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86878D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A097

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229d8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.106 180.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73baac',
    500: '#229d8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229d8b;
$custom-light: #73baac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229d8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.22,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62756,
    "c": 0.10595,
    "h": 180.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.26318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229D8B

secondary

#C15A69

accent

#4059E7

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091210

muted

#7B817F

Preview Lab

Preview with #229D8B

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

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