#21797C#21797C

#21797C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.080 H 198.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#21797C
RGB	rgb(33, 121, 124)
HSL	hsl(182, 58%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(182, 73%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, -23.90, -9.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 25.57, 200.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.0758 -0.0252)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.08 198.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.1010, 15.4520, 21.4623)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#21797C #7C2421

analogous

#217C51 #21797C #214B7C

triadic

#21797C #7C2179 #797C21

tetradic

#21797C #51217C #7C2421 #4B7C21

square

#21797C #51217C #7C2421 #4B7C21

split-complementary

#21797C #7C214B #7C5121

monochromatic

#071B1B #144A4C #21797C #2EA8AC #49CACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#21797C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#21797C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #21797C

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##21797C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##21797C	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70737C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63697D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #21797c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 121, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.080 198.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#21797c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.978,
    "s": 57.962,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52759,
    "c": 0.07984,
    "h": 198.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#21797C

secondary

#AF4D4A

accent

#4C47E1

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#080E0F

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #21797C

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

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