#229DB3#229DB3

#229DB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.105 H 213.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229DB3
RGB	rgb(34, 157, 179)
HSL	hsl(189, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(189, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 12.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.62, -24.41, -20.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.62, 31.97, 220.23°)
OKLab	oklab(64.23% -0.0879 -0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(64.23% 0.105 213.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8498, 27.7061, 46.8880)
Luminance	0.2771 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229DB3 #B33822

analogous

#22B380 #229DB3 #2255B3

triadic

#229DB3 #B3229D #9DB322

tetradic

#229DB3 #8022B3 #B33822 #55B322

square

#229DB3 #8022B3 #B33822 #55B322

split-complementary

#229DB3 #B32255 #B38022

monochromatic

#0E434C #187080 #229DB3 #39C1D9 #6CD1E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.21

#229DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.54

#229DB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229DB3

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229DB3	1.00	3.21	6.54	6.54
#FFFFFF	3.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D97B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.105 213.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77bac9',
    500: '#229db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229db3;
$custom-light: #77bac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.103,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64227,
    "c": 0.10514,
    "h": 213.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.27709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229DB3

secondary

#C97668

accent

#573DEB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #229DB3

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

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