#229DB4#229DB4

#229DB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.106 H 214.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229DB4
RGB	rgb(34, 157, 180)
HSL	hsl(189, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(189, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.66, -24.08, -21.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.66, 32.05, 221.30°)
OKLab	oklab(64.27% -0.0875 -0.0591)
OKLCH	oklch(64.27% 0.106 214)
XYZ	xyz(20.9513, 27.7467, 47.4226)
Luminance	0.2775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229DB4 #B43922

analogous

#22B482 #229DB4 #2254B4

triadic

#229DB4 #B4229D #9DB422

tetradic

#229DB4 #8222B4 #B43922 #54B422

square

#229DB4 #8222B4 #B43922 #54B422

split-complementary

#229DB4 #B42254 #B48222

monochromatic

#0F434D #187081 #229DB4 #3AC0DA #6DD1E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.21

#229DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.55

#229DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229DB4

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229DB4	1.00	3.21	6.55	6.55
#FFFFFF	3.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C98B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.106 214.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78baca',
    500: '#229db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229db4;
$custom-light: #78baca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.452,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64269,
    "c": 0.1056,
    "h": 214
  },
  "luminance": 0.27749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229DB4

secondary

#CA7868

accent

#583DEB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #229DB4

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

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