#22A5B3#22A5B3
#22A5B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.107 H 206.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #22A5B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 165, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81%, 7.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.09, -28.43, -16.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.09, 33.07, 210.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.22% -0.0957 -0.047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.22% 0.107 206.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2479, 30.5022, 47.3540) |
| Luminance | 0.3050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.77
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.38
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.15
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.27
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#22A5B3 #B33022
analogous
#22B379 #22A5B3 #225DB3
triadic
#22A5B3 #B322A5 #A5B322
tetradic
#22A5B3 #7922B3 #B33022 #5DB322
square
#22A5B3 #7922B3 #B33022 #5DB322
split-complementary
#22A5B3 #B3225D #B37922
monochromatic
#0E464C #187680 #22A5B3 #39CAD9 #6CD8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#22A5B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.10
#22A5B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #22A5B3
7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##22A5B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##22A5B3 | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.10 | 7.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969EB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8390B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #22a5b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 165, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.107 206.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c0c9',
500: '#22a5b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #22a5b3; $custom-light: #78c0c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#22a5b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 165,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.793,
"s": 68.075,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66217,
"c": 0.10662,
"h": 206.2
},
"luminance": 0.30505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#22A5B3
secondary
#C97168
accent
#4E3DEB
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182