#229FA6#229FA6
#229FA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.102 H 200.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229FA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 159, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.5%, 4.2%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.79, -29.58, -13.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.79, 32.33, 203.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.21% -0.0955 -0.0363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.21% 0.102 200.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9376, 27.8870, 40.4009) |
| Luminance | 0.2789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.52
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.85
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.69
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.60
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.96
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229FA6 #A62922
analogous
#22A66B #229FA6 #225DA6
triadic
#229FA6 #A6229F #9FA622
tetradic
#229FA6 #6B22A6 #A62922 #5DA622
square
#229FA6 #6B22A6 #A62922 #5DA622
split-complementary
#229FA6 #A6225D #A66B22
monochromatic
#0D3E40 #186E73 #229FA6 #30CCD5 #63D9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#229FA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.58
#229FA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229FA6
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229FA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229FA6 | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.58 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9298A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808AA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229fa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 159, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.102 200.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bcc0',
500: '#229fa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229fa6; $custom-light: #76bcc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229fa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 159,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.182,
"s": 66,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64209,
"c": 0.10212,
"h": 200.8
},
"luminance": 0.2789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229FA6
secondary
#C4655F
accent
#483FE9
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181