#229E8B#229E8B

#229E8B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.107 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229E8B
RGB	rgb(34, 158, 139)
HSL	hsl(171, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(171, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 0%, 12%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.65, -37.10, 0.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.65, 37.10, 179.12°)
OKLab	oklab(63.02% -0.107 0.0009)
OKLCH	oklch(63.02% 0.107 179.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.5444, 26.6557, 28.6415)
Luminance	0.2666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229E8B #9E2235

analogous

#229E4D #229E8B #22739E

triadic

#229E8B #8B229E #9E8B22

tetradic

#229E8B #4D229E #9E2235 #739E22

square

#229E8B #4D229E #9E2235 #739E22

split-complementary

#229E8B #9E2273 #9E4D22

monochromatic

#0C3932 #176C5F #229E8B #2DD0B7 #5EDCC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#229E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.33

#229E8B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229E8B

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229E8B	1.00	3.32	6.33	6.33
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97948A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87888D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A198

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 158, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.107 179.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73bbac',
    500: '#229e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229e8b;
$custom-light: #73bbac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.806,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63016,
    "c": 0.10696,
    "h": 179.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.26658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229E8B

secondary

#C15B6A

accent

#405AE8

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091210

muted

#7B817F

Preview Lab

Preview with #229E8B

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

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