#22A394

Closest named color: Persian Green (#2A9D8F). oklch(64.6% 0.108 183), rgb(34, 163, 148).

Black text reads best on this color (6.73:1).

About this color

#22A394 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.108 and its hue 183°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Persian Green (#2A9D8F), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.73:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.108)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Persian Green (#2A9D8F)
Black text	6.73:1
White text	3.11:1

Values

HEX	#22A394
RGB	rgb(34, 163, 148)
HSL	hsl(173, 65%, 39%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.6% 0.108 183)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #22A394	3.11:1	AA large text	Lc -63.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #22A394	6.73:1	AA	Lc 46.3	Large or bold text, headings
#22A394 text on white	3.11:1	AA large text	Lc 57.8	Large or bold text, headings
#22A394 text on black	6.73:1	AA	Lc -44.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F1F7F6

oklch(97.1% 0.006 185.3)
Step 100
100

#DFEDEB

oklch(93.5% 0.015 186.7)
Step 200
200

#C5E0DB

oklch(88.5% 0.029 183.3)
Step 300
300

#9BCCC4

oklch(80.8% 0.052 183.9)
Step 400
400

#5EB2A5

oklch(70.7% 0.085 182.6)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#22A394

oklch(64.6% 0.108 183)
Step 600
600

#008679

oklch(55.7% 0.099 183.1)
Step 700
700

#007065

oklch(49% 0.087 183.1)
Step 800
800

#005C53

oklch(42.6% 0.076 183.4)
Step 900
900

#004D45

oklch(37.7% 0.067 183.1)
Step 950
950

#052D28

oklch(26.9% 0.044 182.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#22A394 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#9B9993	0.115
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8A8D95	0.108
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A69E	0.015
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.109