What color is #22EEFF?

#22EEFF is a vivid cyan known as Sparky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sparky Blue?

The RGB value is 34, 238, 255: 34 red, 238 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sparky Blue?

The complementary color is #FF3322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22EEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sparky Blue color: hex code #22EEFF

#22EEFF rgb(34, 238, 255)

Shades of teal

Sparky Blue has the hex code #22EEFF. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 93.3% green and 100% blue (34, 238, 255).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

Sparky Blue (#22EEFF) color codes

HEX	`#22EEFF`
RGB	`rgb(34, 238, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 93.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 100%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 87%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.36, -39.52, -21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.36, 44.88, 208.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.276, 68.703, 105.252)`
Decimal	`2289407`
Short hex	`#2EF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sparky Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #22EEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#22EEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #22EEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22eeff; }
.text { color: #22eeff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22eeff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 238 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22eeff, #2280ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #22EEFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #22EEFF?: #22EEFF is a vivid cyan known as Sparky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sparky Blue?: The RGB value is 34, 238, 255: 34 red, 238 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sparky Blue?: The complementary color is #FF3322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22EEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.