Recognised as Colour
#22ACC4
- #22ACC4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#22ACC4 is a cyan with RGB values 34, 172, 196 and HSL 189°, 70%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#22ACC4#22ACC4
HEX#22ACC4
RGBrgb(34, 172, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.6745, 0.7686
RGB percentages13.3%, 67.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(188.9, 70.4%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.9, 82.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK82.7%, 12.2%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,272,452
CSS custom property--colour: #22ACC4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#DD533B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C43A22
Analogous#22C48B, #225BC4
Triadic#C422AC, #ACC422
Split complementary#C4225B, #C48B22
Tetradic#8B22C4, #C43A22, #5BC422
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G172
B196
Red34 (13.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue188.89°
Saturation (HSL)70.43%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 22 · G AC · B C4
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