Recognised as Colour
#22A4BA
- #22A4BA
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#22A4BA is a cyan with RGB values 34, 164, 186 and HSL 189°, 69%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#22A4BA#22A4BA
HEX#22A4BA
RGBrgb(34, 164, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6431, 0.7294
RGB percentages13.3%, 64.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(188.7, 69.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 81.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK81.7%, 11.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,270,394
CSS custom property--colour: #22A4BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#DD5B45
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BA3822
Analogous#22BA84, #2258BA
Triadic#BA22A4, #A4BA22
Split complementary#BA2258, #BA8422
Tetradic#8422BA, #BA3822, #58BA22
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G164
B186
Red34 (13.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue188.68°
Saturation (HSL)69.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G A4 · B BA
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