#229A7E#229A7E
#229A7E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.110 H 172.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229A7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 154, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.9%, 0%, 18.2%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, -38.84, 5.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 39.24, 171.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.58% -0.1092 0.0142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.58% 0.11 172.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9792, 24.9557, 23.7094) |
| Luminance | 0.2496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 4.01
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.37
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.58
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.66
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.58
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229A7E #9A223E
analogous
#229A42 #229A7E #227A9A
triadic
#229A7E #7E229A #9A7E22
tetradic
#229A7E #42229A #9A223E #7A9A22
square
#229A7E #42229A #9A223E #7A9A22
split-complementary
#229A7E #9A227A #9A4222
monochromatic
#0C362C #176855 #229A7E #2DCCA7 #5BDBBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#229A7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#229A7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229A7E
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229A7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229A7E | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 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)
#958F7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858480
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009C92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229a7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 154, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.110 172.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b8a3',
500: '#229a7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229a7e; $custom-light: #72b8a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229a7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 154,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61576,
"c": 0.11013,
"h": 172.6
},
"luminance": 0.24958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229A7E
secondary
#BF5870
accent
#4168E7
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F3
border
#C8D0CD
text
#09110F
muted
#7B807F