#229E59#229E59
#229E59 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.147 H 153.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229E59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 158, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(147, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(147, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.5%, 0%, 43.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.57, -48.80, 26.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.57, 55.71, 151.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.77% -0.1313 0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.77% 0.147 153.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6884, 25.5133, 13.5997) |
| Luminance | 0.2551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 3.14
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 3.28
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 4.39
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 4.93
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 5.29
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229E59 #9E2267
analogous
#299E22 #229E59 #229E97
triadic
#229E59 #59229E #9E5922
tetradic
#229E59 #22299E #9E2267 #9E9722
square
#229E59 #22299E #9E2267 #9E9722
split-complementary
#229E59 #97229E #9E2229
monochromatic
#0C3920 #176C3D #229E59 #2DD075 #5EDC96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#229E59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#229E59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229E59
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229E59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229E59 | 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)
#9E9054
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90865E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009C8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229e59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 158, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.147 153.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72bc89',
500: '#229e59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229e59; $custom-light: #72bc89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229e59",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 158,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 146.613,
"s": 64.583,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6177,
"c": 0.14714,
"h": 153.2
},
"luminance": 0.25515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229E59
secondary
#C15B94
accent
#409DE8
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF6F0
border
#C8D0CB
text
#09120B
muted
#7B817C