#229491#229491
#229491 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.096 H 192.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229491 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 148, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 63%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 77%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 0%, 2%, 42%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.65, -30.70, -7.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.65, 31.55, 193.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.62% -0.0939 -0.0203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.62% 0.096 192.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3580, 23.5622, 30.4684) |
| Luminance | 0.2356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.80
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.40
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.50
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.21
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.46
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229491 #942225
analogous
#229458 #229491 #225E94
triadic
#229491 #912294 #949122
tetradic
#229491 #582294 #942225 #5E9422
square
#229491 #582294 #942225 #5E9422
split-complementary
#229491 #94225E #945822
monochromatic
#0B302F #176260 #229491 #2DC6C2 #58D9D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#229491 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#229491 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229491
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229491 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229491 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A8C91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A8092
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009893
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229491; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 148, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.096 192.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b4b1',
500: '#229491',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229491; $custom-light: #72b4b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229491",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 148,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.421,
"s": 62.637,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60622,
"c": 0.09609,
"h": 192.2
},
"luminance": 0.23564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229491
secondary
#BD5558
accent
#4246E6
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F5
border
#C8D0CF
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F