Recognised as Colour
#22D9AD
- #22D9AD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#22D9AD is a cyan with RGB values 34, 217, 173 and HSL 166°, 73%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#22D9AD#22D9AD
HEX#22D9AD
RGBrgb(34, 217, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1333, 0.851, 0.6784
RGB percentages13.3%, 85.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(165.6, 72.9%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.6, 84.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK84.3%, 0%, 20.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,283,949
CSS custom property--colour: #22D9AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#DD2652
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9224E
Analogous#22D952, #22A9D9
Triadic#AD22D9, #D9AD22
Split complementary#D922A9, #D95222
Tetradic#5222D9, #D9224E, #A9D922
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R34
G217
B173
Red34 (13.3%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue165.57°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 22 · G D9 · B AD
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