#229DB2#229DB2

#229DB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.105 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229DB2
RGB	rgb(34, 157, 178)
HSL	hsl(189, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(189, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 11.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.59, -24.74, -20.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.59, 31.90, 219.15°)
OKLab	oklab(64.19% -0.0884 -0.0562)
OKLCH	oklch(64.19% 0.105 212.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7490, 27.6658, 46.3573)
Luminance	0.2767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229DB2 #B23722

analogous

#22B27F #229DB2 #2255B2

triadic

#229DB2 #B2229D #9DB222

tetradic

#229DB2 #7F22B2 #B23722 #55B222

square

#229DB2 #7F22B2 #B23722 #55B222

split-complementary

#229DB2 #B22255 #B27F22

monochromatic

#0E424B #18707F #229DB2 #38C2D9 #6CD1E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.21

#229DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.53

#229DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229DB2

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229DB2	1.00	3.21	6.53	6.53
#FFFFFF	3.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D97B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.105 212.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77bac9',
    500: '#229db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229db2;
$custom-light: #77bac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.75,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64185,
    "c": 0.10472,
    "h": 212.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.27668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229DB2

secondary

#C97567

accent

#563DEB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #229DB2

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

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