#229EAC#229EAC
#229EAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.103 H 206.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229EAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 158, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 67%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.2%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.68, -27.19, -16.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.68, 31.86, 211.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.19% -0.0919 -0.0462) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.19% 0.103 206.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3296, 27.7698, 43.3104) |
| Luminance | 0.2777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.80
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.13
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.25
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.29
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.87
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229EAC #AC3022
analogous
#22AC75 #229EAC #2259AC
triadic
#229EAC #AC229E #9EAC22
tetradic
#229EAC #7522AC #AC3022 #59AC22
square
#229EAC #7522AC #AC3022 #59AC22
split-complementary
#229EAC #AC2259 #AC7522
monochromatic
#0E4046 #186F79 #229EAC #34C6D7 #67D5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#229EAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.55
#229EAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229EAC
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229EAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229EAC | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 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)
#9097AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8AAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229eac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 158, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.103 206.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bbc4',
500: '#229eac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229eac; $custom-light: #77bbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229eac",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 158,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.087,
"s": 66.99,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6419,
"c": 0.10284,
"h": 206.7
},
"luminance": 0.27772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229EAC
secondary
#C76D63
accent
#4F3EEA
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181