#229EA7#229EA7
#229EA7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.102 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229EA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 158, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.6%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.51, -28.78, -14.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.51, 32.02, 206.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64% -0.094 -0.039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.102 202.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8585, 27.5813, 40.8288) |
| Luminance | 0.2758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.59
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.48
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.51
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.70
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.21
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229EA7 #A72B22
analogous
#22A76E #229EA7 #225CA7
triadic
#229EA7 #A7229E #9EA722
tetradic
#229EA7 #6E22A7 #A72B22 #5CA722
square
#229EA7 #6E22A7 #A72B22 #5CA722
split-complementary
#229EA7 #A7225C #A76E22
monochromatic
#0D3E41 #186E74 #229EA7 #31CAD5 #64D7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#229EA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#229EA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229EA7
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229EA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229EA7 | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9197A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8AA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229ea7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 158, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.102 202.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bbc1',
500: '#229ea7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229ea7; $custom-light: #76bbc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229ea7",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 158,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.06,
"s": 66.169,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63995,
"c": 0.1018,
"h": 202.5
},
"luminance": 0.27584
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229EA7
secondary
#C56760
accent
#4A3FE9
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181