#229591#229591

#229591 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.097 H 191.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229591
RGB	rgb(34, 149, 145)
HSL	hsl(178, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(178, 77%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 0%, 2.7%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.96, -31.18, -6.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.96, 31.92, 192.33°)
OKLab	oklab(60.88% -0.0949 -0.019)
OKLCH	oklch(60.88% 0.097 191.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.5156, 23.8773, 30.5209)
Luminance	0.2388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229591 #952226

analogous

#229557 #229591 #225F95

triadic

#229591 #912295 #959122

tetradic

#229591 #572295 #952226 #5F9522

square

#229591 #572295 #952226 #5F9522

split-complementary

#229591 #95225F #955722

monochromatic

#0B3130 #176361 #229591 #2DC7C1 #58D9D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#229591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#229591 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229591

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229591	1.00	3.64	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C8D91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8192

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009993

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 149, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.097 191.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b4b1',
    500: '#229591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229591;
$custom-light: #72b4b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.913,
    "s": 62.842,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60881,
    "c": 0.09683,
    "h": 191.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229591

secondary

#BD5659

accent

#4248E6

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EDF6F5

border

#C8D0CF

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #229591

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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