#229DB5#229DB5

#229DB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.106 H 214.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229DB5
RGB	rgb(34, 157, 181)
HSL	hsl(190, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(190, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.2%, 13.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.70, -23.75, -21.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.70, 32.15, 222.37°)
OKLab	oklab(64.31% -0.0871 -0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(64.31% 0.106 214.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0535, 27.7876, 47.9610)
Luminance	0.2779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229DB5 #B53A22

analogous

#22B584 #229DB5 #2254B5

triadic

#229DB5 #B5229D #9DB522

tetradic

#229DB5 #8422B5 #B53A22 #54B522

square

#229DB5 #8422B5 #B53A22 #54B522

split-complementary

#229DB5 #B52254 #B58422

monochromatic

#0F444E #187081 #229DB5 #3AC0DA #6ED0E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#229DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.56

#229DB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229DB5

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229DB5	1.00	3.20	6.56	6.56
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C98B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798AB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.106 214.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78bacb',
    500: '#229db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229db5;
$custom-light: #78bacb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.796,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64311,
    "c": 0.10607,
    "h": 214.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229DB5

secondary

#CA7969

accent

#593DEB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #229DB5

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →