#22acc5

Color #22acc5

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 17.01 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#22acc5

RGB

rgb(34, 172, 197)

HSL

hsl(189.2, 70.6%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.2, 82.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.7%, 12.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(64.86, -26.12, -22.72)

LCH

lch(64.86, 34.62, 221.02)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.1141, 213.75)

HWB

hwb(189.2, 13.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c53b22

Analogous

#22c58d

#22acc5

#225bc5

Triadic

#22acc5

#c522ac

#acc522

Split-complementary

#22acc5

#c5225b

#c58d22

Tetradic

#22acc5

#3b22c5

#c53b22

#acc522

Square

#22acc5

#8d22c5

#c53b22

#5bc522

Shades

Color #22acc5 mixed toward black.

#1c8fa4

#177383

#115663

#0b3942

#061d21

Tints

Color #22acc5 mixed toward white.

#39c4dd

#60d0e4

#88dbea

#b0e7f1

#d7f3f8

Tones

Color #22acc5 mixed toward gray.

#30a3b7

#3d99aa

#4b909c

#58868f

#667d81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7879bf · ΔE 28.3

Deuteranopia

#7167be · ΔE 32.5

Tritanopia

#35bbba · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #22acc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#22acc5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#22acc5 (#22acc5) is rgb(34, 172, 197) in RGB.

No, #22acc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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