#22D1EC Color

#22D1EC is rgb(34, 209, 236) in RGB, hsl(188, 84%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 11%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), visibly different at ΔE 12.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#22D1EC

HEX#22D1EC

RGBrgb(34, 209, 236)

HSLhsl(188, 84%, 53%)

HSVhsv(188, 86%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 11%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.133 211.7)

LABlab(76.77% -35.70 -25.81)

LCHlch(76.77% 44.06 215.87)

What #22D1EC 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 #22D1EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 12.52 Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 13.18 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 13.25 Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 13.53 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 14.72 Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 14.99

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#22D1EC Channel Values

How #22D1EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 34 · G 209 · B 236	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 188° · S 84% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 188° · S 86% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 86% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.84:1 vs white · 11.4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #22D1EC 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #22D1EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #22D1EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #22D1EC

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

Shades

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How #22D1EC 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#22D1EC

Protanopia#C1C1EC

Protanomaly#9AC7EC

Deuteranopia#B0B0EE

Deuteranomaly#8DBEED

Tritanopia#00D5D5

Tritanomaly#02D3DE

Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #22D1EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-22d1ec: #22D1EC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #22D1EC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-22d1ec': '#22D1EC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.133, green: 0.820, blue: 0.925)

Android XML<color name="color_22d1ec">#22D1EC</color>

SVG fillfill="#22D1EC"

More Teal Colors

#22D1EC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#22D1EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #22D1EC?

#22D1EC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(34, 209, 236) in RGB and hsl(188, 84%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.52.

What is the RGB value of #22D1EC?

#22D1EC is rgb(34, 209, 236) — red 34, green 209, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #22D1EC?

#22D1EC converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 11%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #22D1EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #22D1EC scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #22D1EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #22D1EC 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 13.53, which is visibly different.

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