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#22C9AA Color

#22C9AA is rgb(34, 201, 170) in RGB, hsl(169, 71%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 15%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#22C9AA
HEX#22C9AA
RGBrgb(34, 201, 170)
HSLhsl(169, 71%, 46%)
HSVhsv(169, 83%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 15%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.135 175.7)
LABlab(72.67% -47.42 3.47)
LCHlch(72.67% 47.55 175.81)

What #22C9AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #22C9AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.2Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 9.43Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.99Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.26Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.85Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.19

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#22C9AA Channel Values

How #22C9AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 34 · G 201 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 71% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 83% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 10:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #22C9AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #22C9AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #22C9AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #22C9AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#22C9AA
Complementary
#C92241
Analogous
#22C957
Analogous
#2294C9
Triadic
#AA22C9
Triadic
#C9AA22
Split comp.
#C92294
Split comp.
#C95722

Tints & Shades of #22C9AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#32DCBD
#55E2C8
#73E7D2
#96EDDD
#B5F2E7
#D8F8F2

Shades

#1EAE94
#19947E
#157A68
#106051
#0C463B
#072C25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #22C9AA.

How #22C9AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#22C9AA
Protanopia#B9B9AA
Protanomaly#95C0AA
Deuteranopia#A9A9AD
Deuteranomaly#87B7AC
Tritanopia#38C5C5
Tritanomaly#30C7BB
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #22C9AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-22c9aa: #22C9AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #22C9AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-22c9aa': '#22C9AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.133, green: 0.788, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_22c9aa">#22C9AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#22C9AA"

More Green Colors

#22C9AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#22C9AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #22C9AA?

#22C9AA is a mid-tone green — rgb(34, 201, 170) in RGB and hsl(169, 71%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.2.

What is the RGB value of #22C9AA?

#22C9AA is rgb(34, 201, 170) — red 34, green 201, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #22C9AA?

#22C9AA converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 15%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #22C9AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #22C9AA scores 2.1:1 against white and 10:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #22C9AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #22C9AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 10.99, which is visibly different.

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