What color is #22BBAA?

#22BBAA is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Bliss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22BBAA?

The RGB value is 34, 187, 170: 34 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22BBAA?

The complementary color is #BB2233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22BBAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22BBAA color

#22BBAA rgb(34, 187, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #22BBAA is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 73.3% green and 66.7% blue (34, 187, 170).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 69% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Bliss (#4CBDAC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#22BBAA color codes

HEX	`#22BBAA`
RGB	`rgb(34, 187, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 73.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 69%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 82%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.59, -41.37, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.59, 41.43, 183.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.682, 38.78, 44.154)`
Decimal	`2276266`
Short hex	`#2BA`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22BBAA, 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 #22BBAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#22BBAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #22BBAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22bbaa; }
.text { color: #22bbaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22bbaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 187 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22bbaa, #227fbb); }

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Questions

What color is #22BBAA?: #22BBAA is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Bliss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22BBAA?: The RGB value is 34, 187, 170: 34 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22BBAA?: The complementary color is #BB2233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22BBAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.