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#229F8A

#229f8a ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#229f8a is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 62.35% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.21% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 169.92°, with 64.77% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.2697

Complementary

  1. #229f8a
  2. #9f2237

Split complementary

  1. #229f8a
  2. #9f2275
  3. #9f4b22

Analogous

  1. #229f4b
  2. #229f8a
  3. #22759f

Triadic

  1. #229f8a
  2. #8a229f
  3. #9f8a22

Tetradic

  1. #229f8a
  2. #22379f
  3. #9f2237
  4. #9f8a22

Square

  1. #229f8a
  2. #4b229f
  3. #9f2237
  4. #759f22

Monochromatic

  1. #07211d
  2. #156053
  3. #229f8a
  4. #39d5ba
  5. #78e2d0

Shades

#229f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #229f8a
  2. #1f8f7c
  3. #1b7f6e
  4. #186f61
  5. #145f53
  6. #115045
  7. #0e4037
  8. #0a3029
  9. #07201c
  10. #03100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#229f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #229f8a
  2. #38a996
  3. #4eb2a1
  4. #64bcad
  5. #7ac5b9
  6. #91cfc5
  7. #a7d9d0
  8. #bde2dc
  9. #d3ece8
  10. #e9f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#229f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #229f8a
  2. #2b9c89
  3. #359988
  4. #3e9687
  5. #489386
  6. #519085
  7. #5a8c84
  8. #648983
  9. #6d8682
  10. #778381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72958c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989589 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88898c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a9989 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d928b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-229f8a {
  color: #229f8a;
}
Background
.bg-229f8a {
  background-color: #229f8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-229f8a {
  border: 2px solid #229f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #229f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 159 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 65% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-229f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #229f8a, #22759f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-229f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 159 138 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 2.48 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.60 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.74 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 8.80 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.07 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.11 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.20 #dd6075 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Persian Green
#229f8a  rgb(34, 159, 138)  hsl(170, 65%, 38%)  Persian Green
#9f2237  rgb(159, 34, 55)  hsl(350, 65%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#8a229f  rgb(138, 34, 159)  hsl(290, 65%, 38%)  Dark Magenta
#9f8a22  rgb(159, 138, 34)  hsl(50, 65%, 38%)  Olive