#22BC9E#22BC9E
#22BC9E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.128 H 175.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #22BC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(34, 188, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 82%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.9%, 0%, 16%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.59, -45.04, 4.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.59, 45.26, 174.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.31% -0.1276 0.0109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.31% 0.128 175.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8112, 38.7720, 38.5172) |
| Luminance | 0.3877 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.05
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.16
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.24
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.48
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.91
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#22BC9E #BC2240
analogous
#22BC51 #22BC9E #228DBC
triadic
#22BC9E #9E22BC #BC9E22
tetradic
#22BC9E #5122BC #BC2240 #8DBC22
square
#22BC9E #5122BC #BC2240 #8DBC22
split-complementary
#22BC9E #BC228D #BC5122
monochromatic
#0F5447 #198872 #22BC9E #3FDCBE #73E6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#22BC9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#22BC9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #22BC9E
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##22BC9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##22BC9E | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5AF9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A2A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #22bc9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 188, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.128 175.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ad1ba',
500: '#22bc9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #22bc9e; $custom-light: #7ad1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#22bc9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 34,
"g": 188,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.312,
"s": 69.369,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71308,
"c": 0.12808,
"h": 175.1
},
"luminance": 0.38775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#22BC9E
secondary
#CD6D80
accent
#3C5EEC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1411
muted
#7C8280