#229DA5#229DA5
#229DA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.101 H 201.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229DA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 157, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 79%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.4%, 4.8%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.13, -28.91, -13.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.13, 31.90, 204.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.67% -0.0939 -0.0375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.67% 0.101 201.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5051, 27.1682, 39.8060) |
| Luminance | 0.2717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.57
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.05
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.98
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.23
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.78
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229DA5 #A52A22
analogous
#22A56C #229DA5 #225CA5
triadic
#229DA5 #A5229D #9DA522
tetradic
#229DA5 #6C22A5 #A52A22 #5CA522
square
#229DA5 #6C22A5 #A52A22 #5CA522
split-complementary
#229DA5 #A5225C #A56C22
monochromatic
#0D3C40 #186D72 #229DA5 #30CAD4 #63D7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#229DA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#229DA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229DA5
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229DA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229DA5 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9096A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E89A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229da5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 157, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.101 201.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76babf',
500: '#229da5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229da5; $custom-light: #76babf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229da5",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 157,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.664,
"s": 65.829,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63665,
"c": 0.10112,
"h": 201.7
},
"luminance": 0.27171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229DA5
secondary
#C4655F
accent
#493FE9
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081