#21797B#21797B

#21797B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.080 H 197.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#21797B
RGB	rgb(33, 121, 123)
HSL	hsl(181, 58%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(181, 73%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 1.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.21, -24.22, -8.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.21, 25.68, 199.40°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% -0.0762 -0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.08 197.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.0381, 15.4268, 21.1310)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#21797B #7B2321

analogous

#217B50 #21797B #214C7B

triadic

#21797B #7B2179 #797B21

tetradic

#21797B #50217B #7B2321 #4C7B21

square

#21797B #50217B #7B2321 #4C7B21

split-complementary

#21797B #7B214C #7B5021

monochromatic

#071A1A #144A4B #21797B #2EA8AB #48CBCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#21797B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#21797B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #21797B

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##21797B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##21797B	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70737B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63697C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #21797b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 121, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.080 197.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca0a1',
    500: '#21797b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #21797b;
$custom-light: #6ca0a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#21797b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.333,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5272,
    "c": 0.07982,
    "h": 197.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#21797B

secondary

#AE4C4A

accent

#4A47E1

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#080E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #21797B

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

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