Palettes / Colors / #22DDCD

#22DDCD — Teal

#22DDCD is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #22DDCD 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.

#22DDCD 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 #DD2232; it also sits naturally between #22DD70 and #228FDD. 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 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #22DDCD

.text { color: #22DDCD; }
.background { background-color: #22DDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #22DDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(34, 221, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 73%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #22DDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(34, 221, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #22DDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(34, 221, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #22DDCD

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Tones of #22DDCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD2232:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #22DDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #22DDCD

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 #22DDCD 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 #22DDCD 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

← #22DDCC  ·  #22DDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #22DDCD?

#22DDCD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 34, 221, 205). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #22DDCD?

#22DDCD is RGB 34, 221, 205 — HSL 175°, 73%, 50% — CMYK 85%, 0%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #22DDCD?

Its complement is #DD2232; analogous partners are #22DD70 and #228FDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #22DDCD for text?

Black text on #22DDCD has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.