#229D91#229D91
#229D91 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.103 H 184.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229D91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 157, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.3%, 0%, 7.6%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.51, -34.94, -3.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.51, 35.08, 185.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.95% -0.1031 -0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.95% 0.103 184.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8250, 26.4962, 30.9574) |
| Luminance | 0.2650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.07
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.89
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.60
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.65
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.03
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229D91 #9D222E
analogous
#229D53 #229D91 #226C9D
triadic
#229D91 #91229D #9D9122
tetradic
#229D91 #53229D #9D222E #6C9D22
square
#229D91 #53229D #9D222E #6C9D22
split-complementary
#229D91 #9D226C #9D5322
monochromatic
#0C3834 #176B63 #229D91 #2DCFBF #5DDCD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#229D91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#229D91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229D91
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229D91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229D91 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959491
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848892
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229d91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.103 184.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bab1',
500: '#229d91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229d91; $custom-light: #74bab1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229d91",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 157,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.146,
"s": 64.398,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6295,
"c": 0.10346,
"h": 184.9
},
"luminance": 0.26498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229D91
secondary
#C15A64
accent
#4051E7
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F5
border
#C9D0CF
text
#091210
muted
#7B817F