#022C22 color
The swatch above shows #022C22 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#022C22 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the CSS named color midnightblue (#191970).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: emerald-950. That means you can write bg-emerald-950 or text-emerald-950 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #022C22 |
| RGB | rgb(2, 44, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 91%, 9%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(95%, 0%, 23%, 83%) |
| Decimal | 142370 |
| CSS | color: #022C22; |
| Android | 0xFF022C22 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.173, blue: 0.133, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #022C22 | 15.15:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #022C22 | 1.39:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #022C22
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #022C22 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #022C22
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #022C22 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #022C22; background-color: #022C22; }
.element { color: rgb(2 44 34); }
.element { color: hsl(166 91% 9%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-emerald-950 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #022C22;Frequently asked questions
What color is #022C22?
#022C22 is a very dark, vivid cyan. Its hue sits at 166° on the color wheel, with 91% saturation and 9% lightness.
What is #022C22 in RGB?
#022C22 converts to rgb(2, 44, 34) — 2 red, 44 green and 34 blue.
What is #022C22 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(95%, 0%, 23%, 83%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #022C22 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (15.15:1 versus 1.39:1).
What is the complementary color of #022C22?
#2C020C — the hue directly opposite #022C22 on the color wheel.