#22A5AF#22A5AF
#22A5AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.106 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #22A5AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 165, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 81%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.6%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.95, -29.69, -14.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.95, 33.21, 206.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.06% -0.0974 -0.0413) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.06% 0.106 203) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8492, 30.3427, 45.2543) |
| Luminance | 0.3034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.60
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.78
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.73
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#22A5AF #AF2C22
analogous
#22AF72 #22A5AF #225EAF
triadic
#22A5AF #AF22A5 #A5AF22
tetradic
#22A5AF #7222AF #AF2C22 #5EAF22
square
#22A5AF #7222AF #AF2C22 #5EAF22
split-complementary
#22A5AF #AF225E #AF7222
monochromatic
#0E4449 #18757C #22A5AF #36CDD8 #69D9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#22A5AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#22A5AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #22A5AF
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##22A5AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##22A5AF | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979EB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8490AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #22a5af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 165, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.106 203.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c0c6',
500: '#22a5af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #22a5af; $custom-light: #78c0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#22a5af",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 165,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.255,
"s": 67.464,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66062,
"c": 0.10581,
"h": 203
},
"luminance": 0.30345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#22A5AF
secondary
#C86C65
accent
#4A3DEA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182