Palettes / Colors / #22A080

#22A080 — Teal

#22A080 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #22A080 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#22A080 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A02241; it also sits naturally between #22A041 and #2280A0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 13% · Green 63% · Blue 50%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 37%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #22A080

.text { color: #22A080; }
.background { background-color: #22A080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #22A080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(34, 160, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 65%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #22A080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(34, 160, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #22A080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(34, 160, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#22A080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#22A080">Div content here</div>

Shades of #22A080

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A02241:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #22A080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #22A080

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #22A080 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #22A080 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #22A080?

#22A080 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 34, 160, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #22A080?

#22A080 is RGB 34, 160, 128 — HSL 165°, 65%, 38% — CMYK 79%, 0%, 20%, 37%.

What colors go with #22A080?

Its complement is #A02241; analogous partners are #22A041 and #2280A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #22A080 for text?

Black text on #22A080 has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.