#229FA5#229FA5
#229FA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.102 H 200.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 159, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 79%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.4%, 3.6%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.75, -29.89, -12.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.75, 32.41, 202.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.17% -0.0959 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.17% 0.102 200) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8463, 27.8505, 39.9197) |
| Luminance | 0.2785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.51
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.53
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.94
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.68
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229FA5 #A52822
analogous
#22A56A #229FA5 #225EA5
triadic
#229FA5 #A5229F #9FA522
tetradic
#229FA5 #6A22A5 #A52822 #5EA522
square
#229FA5 #6A22A5 #A52822 #5EA522
split-complementary
#229FA5 #A5225E #A56A22
monochromatic
#0D3D40 #186E72 #229FA5 #30CDD4 #63D9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#229FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.57
#229FA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229FA5
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229FA5 | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.57 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818AA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 159, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.102 200.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bcbf',
500: '#229fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229fa5; $custom-light: #76bcbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 159,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.748,
"s": 65.829,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64171,
"c": 0.10203,
"h": 200
},
"luminance": 0.27853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229FA5
secondary
#C4645F
accent
#473FE9
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181