Close to Aqua Blue
#22CDEE
#22CDEE is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aqua Blue. In RGB it’s made of 13.3% red, 80.4% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 190°, with 86% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #22CDEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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11.04:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #22CDEE as they’d see it.
#22CDEE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #22CDEE
What color is #22CDEE?
#22CDEE is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aqua Blue. In RGB it’s made of 13.3% red, 80.4% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 190°, with 86% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #22CDEE in RGB?
#22CDEE is rgb(34, 205, 238): 34 red, 205 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #22CDEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(86, 14, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #22CDEE?
PANTONE 306 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #22CDEE?
Its complement #FFA58D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.