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#22d6ef color: Thousand Sons Blue

#22d6ef is rgb(34, 214, 239) in RGB and oklch(80.461% 0.1346 210.139) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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187°
100%

80.5%
0.135
210°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-400
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #22d6ef

#22d6ef is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 80.5% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 210°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.76:1 contrast and black text 11.93:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thousand Sons Blue (#02d8e9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #22d6ef mixed with white

  1. 22d6ef
  2. 4fdbf1
  3. 6bdff3
  4. 83e3f4
  5. 97e8f6
  6. aaecf8
  7. bcf0f9
  8. cef4fb
  9. def8fc
  10. effbfe

Darker: #22d6ef mixed with black

  1. 22d6ef
  2. 1cbad0
  3. 169eb1
  4. 118494
  5. 0b6a78
  6. 07525c
  7. 033b42
  8. 01252a
  9. 001014
  10. 000203

Calmer: #22d6ef with less saturation

  1. 22d6ef
  2. 47d4ea
  3. 5ed2e6
  4. 6fd0e1
  5. 7ecedc
  6. 8bccd7
  7. 97c9d3
  8. a2c7ce
  9. acc4c9
  10. b6c2c4

Questions about #22d6ef

What color is #22d6ef?

#22d6ef is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Thousand Sons Blue. In RGB it is rgb(34, 214, 239), in HSL hsl(187.32, 86.5%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.461% 0.1346 210.139).

What colors go well with #22d6ef?

The complementary color of #22d6ef is #ff9c8b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #37dbc3 and #64caff. The triadic partners are #f09ee8 and #e1bb4c.

Is white or black text more readable on #22d6ef?

Black text reads better on #22d6ef: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and black gives 11.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #22d6ef a warm or cool color?

#22d6ef is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 210 degrees, its lightness 80.5% and its chroma 0.135.