#22A5AD#22A5AD
#22A5AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.106 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #22A5AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 165, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.3%, 4.6%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.88, -30.32, -13.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.88, 33.33, 204.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.99% -0.0983 -0.0385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.99% 0.106 201.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6542, 30.2648, 44.2275) |
| Luminance | 0.3027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.08
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.97
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.11
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.03
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#22A5AD #AD2A22
analogous
#22AD6F #22A5AD #225FAD
triadic
#22A5AD #AD22A5 #A5AD22
tetradic
#22A5AD #6F22AD #AD2A22 #5FAD22
square
#22A5AD #6F22AD #AD2A22 #5FAD22
split-complementary
#22A5AD #AD225F #AD6F22
monochromatic
#0E4347 #18747A #22A5AD #35CED7 #68DAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#22A5AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#22A5AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #22A5AD
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##22A5AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##22A5AD | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8590AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #22a5ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 165, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.106 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c0c5',
500: '#22a5ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #22a5ad; $custom-light: #78c0c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#22a5ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 165,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.453,
"s": 67.15,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65985,
"c": 0.10554,
"h": 201.4
},
"luminance": 0.30267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#22A5AD
secondary
#C76964
accent
#483EEA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181