#21696B#21696B

#21696B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.069 H 197.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#21696B
RGB	rgb(33, 105, 107)
HSL	hsl(182, 53%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(182, 69%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.2%, 1.9%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, -20.95, -7.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 22.29, 199.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.82% -0.066 -0.0211)
OKLCH	oklch(47.82% 0.069 197.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.3314, 11.4871, 15.6852)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#21696B #6B2321

analogous

#216B48 #21696B #21446B

triadic

#21696B #6B2169 #696B21

tetradic

#21696B #48216B #6B2321 #446B21

square

#21696B #48216B #6B2321 #446B21

split-complementary

#21696B #6B2144 #6B4821

monochromatic

#071717 #133B3C #21696B #2F979A #42C1C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#21696B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#21696B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #21696B

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##21696B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##21696B	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62646B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565C6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #21696b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 105, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.069 197.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689495',
    500: '#21696b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #21696b;
$custom-light: #689495;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#21696b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.622,
    "s": 52.857,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47821,
    "c": 0.06935,
    "h": 197.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#21696B

secondary

#9F4B49

accent

#4F4CDC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #21696B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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