#229690#229690
#229690 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.098 H 189.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229690 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 150, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 63%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 77%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 0%, 4%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.25, -31.96, -5.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.25, 32.48, 190.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.1% -0.0964 -0.0163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.098 189.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5977, 24.1644, 30.1696) |
| Luminance | 0.2417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.08
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.13
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.25
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.99
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.52
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229690 #962228
analogous
#229656 #229690 #226296
triadic
#229690 #902296 #969022
tetradic
#229690 #562296 #962228 #629622
square
#229690 #562296 #962228 #629622
split-complementary
#229690 #962262 #965622
monochromatic
#0B3230 #176460 #229690 #2DC8C0 #59D9D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#229690 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#229690 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229690
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229690 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229690 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8E90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8291
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229690; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 150, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.098 189.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b5b0',
500: '#229690',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229690; $custom-light: #72b5b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229690",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 150,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.897,
"s": 63.043,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61104,
"c": 0.0978,
"h": 189.6
},
"luminance": 0.24166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229690
secondary
#BE565C
accent
#424AE6
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F