#21897E#21897E
#21897E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.092 H 184.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21897E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 137, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 61%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 76%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 0%, 8%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.52, -31.21, -2.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.52, 31.30, 184.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.06% -0.0919 -0.007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.06% 0.092 184.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3369, 19.7194, 22.8379) |
| Luminance | 0.1972 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.99
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.58
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.55
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.88
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.29
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21897E #89212C
analogous
#21894A #21897E #216089
triadic
#21897E #7E2189 #897E21
tetradic
#21897E #4A2189 #89212C #608921
square
#21897E #4A2189 #89212C #608921
split-complementary
#21897E #892160 #894A21
monochromatic
#092623 #155851 #21897E #2DBAAB #50D5C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.25
#21897E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.94
#21897E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #21897E
4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21897E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21897E | 1.00 | 4.25 | 4.94 | 4.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82817E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#74767F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21897e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 137, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.092 184.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6eaca3',
500: '#21897e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21897e; $custom-light: #6eaca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21897e",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 137,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.654,
"s": 61.176,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57064,
"c": 0.09215,
"h": 184.4
},
"luminance": 0.19721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21897E
secondary
#B84E59
accent
#4455E4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F3
border
#C8CECD
text
#08100F
muted
#7B7F7F