#229A91#229A91
#229A91 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.101 H 187.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229A91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 154, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.9%, 0%, 5.8%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.55, -33.55, -4.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.55, 33.84, 187.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.17% -0.1 -0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.17% 0.101 187.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3237, 25.4935, 30.7903) |
| Luminance | 0.2550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.01
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.17
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.09
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.47
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229A91 #9A222B
analogous
#229A55 #229A91 #22679A
triadic
#229A91 #91229A #9A9122
tetradic
#229A91 #55229A #9A222B #679A22
square
#229A91 #55229A #9A222B #679A22
split-complementary
#229A91 #9A2267 #9A5522
monochromatic
#0C3633 #176862 #229A91 #2DCCC0 #5BDBD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#229A91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#229A91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229A91
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229A91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229A91 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#919191
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818592
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229a91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 154, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.101 187.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b8b1',
500: '#229a91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229a91; $custom-light: #73b8b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229a91",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 154,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.5,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62174,
"c": 0.10083,
"h": 187.2
},
"luminance": 0.25496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229A91
secondary
#BF5860
accent
#414DE7
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F5
border
#C9D0CF
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F