#22A5A1#22A5A1
#22A5A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.106 H 191.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #22A5A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 165, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 79%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.4%, 0%, 2.4%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.50, -33.98, -7.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.50, 34.83, 192.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.55% -0.1036 -0.0214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.55% 0.106 191.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5448, 29.8210, 38.3845) |
| Luminance | 0.2982 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.01
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.21
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.77
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.91
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#22A5A1 #A52226
analogous
#22A560 #22A5A1 #2268A5
triadic
#22A5A1 #A122A5 #A5A122
tetradic
#22A5A1 #6022A5 #A52226 #68A522
square
#22A5A1 #6022A5 #A52226 #68A522
split-complementary
#22A5A1 #A52268 #A56022
monochromatic
#0D403E #18726F #22A5A1 #30D4CF #63DFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#22A5A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.96
#22A5A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #22A5A1
6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##22A5A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##22A5A1 | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.96 | 6.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9CA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898FA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #22a5a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 165, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.106 191.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76c0bc',
500: '#22a5a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #22a5a1; $custom-light: #76c0bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#22a5a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 165,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.168,
"s": 65.829,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65548,
"c": 0.10584,
"h": 191.7
},
"luminance": 0.29824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#22A5A1
secondary
#C45F62
accent
#3F44E9
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181