#229F79#229F79
#229F79 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.120 H 167.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #229F79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 159, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.6%, 0%, 23.9%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.52, -42.25, 10.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.52, 43.55, 166.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.76% -0.1168 0.0269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.76% 0.12 167) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5071, 26.5148, 22.3333) |
| Luminance | 0.2652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 2.77
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 3.44
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 3.71
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 3.83
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.03
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#229F79 #9F2248
analogous
#229F3A #229F79 #22869F
triadic
#229F79 #79229F #9F7922
tetradic
#229F79 #3A229F #9F2248 #869F22
square
#229F79 #3A229F #9F2248 #869F22
split-complementary
#229F79 #9F2286 #9F3A22
monochromatic
#0C3A2C #176D53 #229F79 #2DD19F #5FDDB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#229F79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#229F79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #229F79
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##229F79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##229F79 | 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)
#9B9377
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C887C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #229f79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 159, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.120 167.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73bc9f',
500: '#229f79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #229f79; $custom-light: #73bc9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#229f79",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 159,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.76,
"s": 64.767,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62758,
"c": 0.11983,
"h": 167
},
"luminance": 0.26517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#229F79
secondary
#C15B7A
accent
#4073E8
background
#F7FBF9
surface
#EEF6F2
border
#C9D0CC
text
#09120E
muted
#7B817E