#229DAA#229DAA
#229DAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.102 H 206.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229DAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 157, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 67%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 7.6%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.30, -27.33, -16.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.30, 31.69, 210.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.86% -0.0917 -0.0447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.86% 0.102 206) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9691, 27.3538, 42.2498) |
| Luminance | 0.2736 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.00
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.88
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.12
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.39
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229DAA #AA2F22
analogous
#22AA73 #229DAA #2259AA
triadic
#229DAA #AA229D #9DAA22
tetradic
#229DAA #7322AA #AA2F22 #59AA22
square
#229DAA #7322AA #AA2F22 #59AA22
split-complementary
#229DAA #AA2259 #AA7322
monochromatic
#0E3F44 #186E77 #229DAA #33C7D6 #66D5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#229DAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#229DAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229DAA
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229DAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229DAA | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F96AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D89AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229daa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.102 206.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bac3',
500: '#229daa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229daa; $custom-light: #76bac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229daa",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 157,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.735,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6386,
"c": 0.10204,
"h": 206
},
"luminance": 0.27356
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229DAA
secondary
#C66B62
accent
#4F3EEA
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081