#229A7D#229A7D
#229A7D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.111 H 171.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229A7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 154, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.9%, 0%, 18.8%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, -39.10, 6.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 39.58, 171.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.55% -0.1097 0.0156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.55% 0.111 171.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9150, 24.9300, 23.3713) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 3.74
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.31
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.69
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.95
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.32
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229A7D #9A223F
analogous
#229A41 #229A7D #227B9A
triadic
#229A7D #7D229A #9A7D22
tetradic
#229A7D #41229A #9A223F #7B9A22
square
#229A7D #41229A #9A223F #7B9A22
split-complementary
#229A7D #9A227B #9A4122
monochromatic
#0C362C #176854 #229A7D #2DCCA6 #5BDBBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#229A7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#229A7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229A7D
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229A7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229A7D | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#958F7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86847F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229a7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 154, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.111 171.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b8a2',
500: '#229a7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229a7d; $custom-light: #72b8a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229a7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 154,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.5,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61547,
"c": 0.1108,
"h": 171.9
},
"luminance": 0.24932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229A7D
secondary
#BF5871
accent
#4169E7
background
#F7FBF9
surface
#EDF6F2
border
#C8D0CC
text
#09110F
muted
#7B807E