What color is #22C3BB?

#22C3BB is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Super Rare Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #22C3BB?

The RGB value is 34, 195, 187: 34 red, 195 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #22C3BB?

The complementary color is #C3222A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #22C3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#22C3BB color

#22C3BB rgb(34, 195, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #22C3BB is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.3% red, 76.5% green and 73.3% blue (34, 195, 187).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 70% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Super Rare Jade (#14BAB4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#22C3BB color codes

HEX	`#22C3BB`
RGB	`rgb(34, 195, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.3%, 76.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 70%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 83%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, -40.11, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 40.75, 190.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.14, 42.954, 53.759)`
Decimal	`2278331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #22C3BB, 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 #22C3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#22C3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #22C3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #22c3bb; }
.text { color: #22c3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #22c3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(34 195 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #22c3bb, #227bc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #22C3BB?: #22C3BB is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Super Rare Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #22C3BB?: The RGB value is 34, 195, 187: 34 red, 195 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #22C3BB?: The complementary color is #C3222A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #22C3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.