#229196#229196
#229196 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.094 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229196 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 145, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 63%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 77%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 3.3%, 0%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.86, -27.69, -11.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.86, 29.93, 202.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.03% -0.0886 -0.0315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.03% 0.094 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2876, 22.7909, 32.3889) |
| Luminance | 0.2279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.46
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.73
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.53
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 6.88
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229196 #962722
analogous
#229661 #229196 #225796
triadic
#229196 #962291 #919622
tetradic
#229196 #612296 #962722 #579622
square
#229196 #612296 #962722 #579622
split-complementary
#229196 #962257 #966122
monochromatic
#0B3132 #176164 #229196 #2DC1C8 #59D4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#229196 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#229196 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229196
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229196 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229196 | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#868A96
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#767E97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009792
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229196; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 145, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.094 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b1b4',
500: '#229196',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229196; $custom-light: #72b1b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229196",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 145,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.586,
"s": 63.043,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60034,
"c": 0.09401,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.22793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229196
secondary
#BE5B56
accent
#4942E6
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF5F6
border
#C8CFD0
text
#091111
muted
#7B8080