#229990#229990
#229990 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.100 H 187.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229990 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 153, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 0%, 5.9%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.21, -33.37, -4.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.21, 33.66, 187.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.88% -0.0995 -0.0125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.88% 0.1 187.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0825, 25.1341, 30.3312) |
| Luminance | 0.2514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.74
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.01
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.92
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.90
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.17
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229990 #99222B
analogous
#229955 #229990 #226799
triadic
#229990 #902299 #999022
tetradic
#229990 #552299 #99222B #679922
square
#229990 #552299 #99222B #679922
split-complementary
#229990 #992267 #995522
monochromatic
#0C3532 #176761 #229990 #2DCBBF #5BDBD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#229990 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#229990 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229990
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229990 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229990 | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.03 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909090
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808491
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229990; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 153, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.100 187.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b7b0',
500: '#229990',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229990; $custom-light: #73b7b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229990",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 153,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.462,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61881,
"c": 0.10027,
"h": 187.1
},
"luminance": 0.25136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229990
secondary
#BF5860
accent
#414EE7
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F