Recognised as Colour
#22A7AE
- #22A7AE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#22A7AE is a cyan with RGB values 34, 167, 174 and HSL 183°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#22A7AE#22A7AE
HEX#22A7AE
RGBrgb(34, 167, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6549, 0.6824
RGB percentages13.3%, 65.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(183, 67.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183, 80.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK80.5%, 4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,271,150
CSS custom property--colour: #22A7AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#DD5851
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE2922
Analogous#22AE6F, #2261AE
Triadic#AE22A7, #A7AE22
Split complementary#AE2261, #AE6F22
Tetradic#6F22AE, #AE2922, #61AE22
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G167
B174
Red34 (13.3%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue183°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G A7 · B AE
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