#22D3EE color
The swatch above shows #22D3EE 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.
#22D3EE is a medium, vivid cyan, closest to the CSS named color darkturquoise (#00CED1).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: cyan-400. That means you can write bg-cyan-400 or text-cyan-400 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #22D3EE |
| RGB | rgb(34, 211, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 86%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86%, 11%, 0%, 7%) |
| Decimal | 2282478 |
| CSS | color: #22D3EE; |
| Android | 0xFF22D3EE |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.133, green: 0.827, blue: 0.933, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #22D3EE | 1.81:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #22D3EE | 11.62:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
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 #22D3EE
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #22D3EE and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #22D3EE
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #22D3EE in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #22D3EE; background-color: #22D3EE; }
.element { color: rgb(34 211 238); }
.element { color: hsl(188 86% 53%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-cyan-400 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #22D3EE;Frequently asked questions
What color is #22D3EE?
#22D3EE is a medium, vivid cyan. Its hue sits at 188° on the color wheel, with 86% saturation and 53% lightness.
What is #22D3EE in RGB?
#22D3EE converts to rgb(34, 211, 238) — 34 red, 211 green and 238 blue.
What is #22D3EE in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(86%, 11%, 0%, 7%). 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 #22D3EE be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (11.62:1 versus 1.81:1).
What is the complementary color of #22D3EE?
#EE3C20 — the hue directly opposite #22D3EE on the color wheel.