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#22b997 color: Aoife’s Green

#22b997 is rgb(34, 185, 151) in RGB and oklch(70.343% 0.12913 172.514) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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166°
100%

70.3%
0.129
173°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.45:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #22b997

#22b997 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 70.3% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 173°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.45:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aoife’s Green (#27b692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #22b997 mixed with white

  1. 22b997
  2. 49c0a1
  3. 64c7ab
  4. 7bcfb5
  5. 8fd6bf
  6. a3ddca
  7. b6e4d4
  8. c9ebdf
  9. dbf1e9
  10. edf8f4

Darker: #22b997 mixed with black

  1. 22b997
  2. 1ca083
  3. 16896f
  4. 11715c
  5. 0b5b49
  6. 074637
  7. 033126
  8. 011e17
  9. 000d08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #22b997 with less saturation

  1. 22b997
  2. 3eb798
  3. 50b499
  4. 5eb29a
  5. 6ab09a
  6. 75ad9b
  7. 7faa9c
  8. 88a89d
  9. 90a59e
  10. 98a29e

Questions about #22b997

What color is #22b997?

#22b997 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(34, 185, 151), in HSL hsl(166.49, 68.95%, 42.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.343% 0.12913 172.514).

What colors go well with #22b997?

The complementary color of #22b997 is #dc7ca7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6db468 and #00b6c2. The triadic partners are #a28fe9 and #de874d.

Is white or black text more readable on #22b997?

Black text reads better on #22b997: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and black gives 8.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #22b997 a warm or cool color?

#22b997 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 173 degrees, its lightness 70.3% and its chroma 0.129.