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Recognised as Colour

#22BC9C

  • #22BC9C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#22BC9C is a cyan with RGB values 34, 188, 156 and HSL 168°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#22BC9C#22BC9C
HEX#22BC9C
RGBrgb(34, 188, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.7373, 0.6118
RGB percentages13.3%, 73.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(167.5, 69.4%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.5, 81.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK81.9%, 0%, 17%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,276,508
CSS custom property--colour: #22BC9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#DD4363

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B5AF9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A19Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BC2242
Analogous#22BC4F, #228FBC
Triadic#9C22BC, #BC9C22
Split complementary#BC228F, #BC4F22
Tetradic#4F22BC, #BC2242, #8FBC22

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#B8F2E6
Lighter +30%#8DEAD7
Lighter +20%#61E3C8
Lighter +10%#36DBB9
Darker −10%#1A9178
Darker −20%#126654
Darker −30%#0B3A30
Darker −40%#030F0D
More saturated +25%#06D8AC
Less saturated −25%#3EA08C

Channel breakdown

R34
G188
B156
Red34 (13.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue167.53°
Saturation (HSL)69.37%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G BC · B 9C

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