#229C95#229C95
#229C95 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.101 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229C95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 156, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.2%, 0%, 4.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.31, -33.31, -5.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.31, 33.78, 189.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.83% -0.1002 -0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.83% 0.101 189) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9704, 26.2847, 32.5543) |
| Luminance | 0.2629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.96
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.48
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.16
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.68
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.93
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229C95 #9C2229
analogous
#229C58 #229C95 #22669C
triadic
#229C95 #95229C #9C9522
tetradic
#229C95 #58229C #9C2229 #669C22
square
#229C95 #58229C #9C2229 #669C22
split-complementary
#229C95 #9C2266 #9C5822
monochromatic
#0C3835 #176A65 #229C95 #2DCEC5 #5DDCD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#229C95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#229C95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229C95
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229C95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229C95 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939395
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828796
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229c95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 156, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.101 189.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bab4',
500: '#229c95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229c95; $custom-light: #74bab4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229c95",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 156,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.557,
"s": 64.211,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62827,
"c": 0.10143,
"h": 189
},
"luminance": 0.26287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229C95
secondary
#C05A60
accent
#414AE7
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080