#229979#229979

#229979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.112 H 169.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#229979
RGB	rgb(34, 153, 121)
HSL	hsl(164, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(164, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 0%, 20.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.59, -39.70, 7.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.59, 40.46, 168.89°)
OKLab	oklab(61.17% -0.1106 0.0199)
OKLCH	oklch(61.17% 0.112 169.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5002, 24.5011, 21.9977)
Luminance	0.2450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#229979 #992242

analogous

#22993E #229979 #227E99

triadic

#229979 #792299 #997922

tetradic

#229979 #3E2299 #992242 #7E9922

square

#229979 #3E2299 #992242 #7E9922

split-complementary

#229979 #99227E #993E22

monochromatic

#0C352A #176751 #229979 #2DCBA1 #5BDBB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#229979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#229979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #229979

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##229979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##229979	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958E77

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85837B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #229979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 153, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.112 169.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71b89f',
    500: '#229979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #229979;
$custom-light: #71b89f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#229979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 163.866,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61169,
    "c": 0.11241,
    "h": 169.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#229979

secondary

#BF5874

accent

#416EE7

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EDF6F2

border

#C8D0CC

text

#09110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #229979

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

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