#229D96#229D96

#229D96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.102 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229D96
RGB	rgb(34, 157, 150)
HSL	hsl(177, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(177, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 0%, 4.5%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.65, -33.49, -5.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.65, 33.96, 189.62°)
OKLab	oklab(63.12% -0.1007 -0.0159)
OKLCH	oklch(63.12% 0.102 189)
XYZ	xyz(18.2191, 26.6538, 33.0327)
Luminance	0.2666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229D96 #9D2229

analogous

#229D58 #229D96 #22679D

triadic

#229D96 #96229D #9D9622

tetradic

#229D96 #58229D #9D2229 #679D22

square

#229D96 #58229D #9D2229 #679D22

split-complementary

#229D96 #9D2267 #9D5822

monochromatic

#0C3836 #176B66 #229D96 #2DCFC6 #5DDCD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#229D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.33

#229D96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229D96

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229D96	1.00	3.32	6.33	6.33
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#949496

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A19B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.102 189.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74bab4',
    500: '#229d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229d96;
$custom-light: #74bab4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.585,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63119,
    "c": 0.10198,
    "h": 189
  },
  "luminance": 0.26656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229D96

secondary

#C15A60

accent

#404AE7

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1211

muted

#7C8180

Preview Lab

Preview with #229D96

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

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