Palettes / Colors / #229AAA

#229AAA — Teal

#229AAA is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #229AAA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#229AAA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AA3222; it also sits naturally between #22AA76 and #2256AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 13% · Green 60% · Blue 67%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #229AAA

.text { color: #229AAA; }
.background { background-color: #229AAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #229AAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(34, 154, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 67%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #229AAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(34, 154, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #229AAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(34, 154, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#229AAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#229AAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA3222:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #229AAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #229AAA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #229AAA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #229AAA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #229AA9  ·  #229AAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #229AAA?

#229AAA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 34, 154, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #229AAA?

#229AAA is RGB 34, 154, 170 — HSL 187°, 67%, 40% — CMYK 80%, 9%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #229AAA?

Its complement is #AA3222; analogous partners are #22AA76 and #2256AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #229AAA for text?

Black text on #229AAA has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.35:1.