#21909E#21909E
#21909E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.095 H 207.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21909E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 144, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 8.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.80, -24.74, -16.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.80, 29.48, 212.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.08% -0.0844 -0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.08% 0.095 207.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7693, 22.7364, 35.8459) |
| Luminance | 0.2274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 4.35
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.06
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.48
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.89
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.95
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 8.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21909E #9E2F21
analogous
#219E6E #21909E #21529E
triadic
#21909E #9E2190 #909E21
tetradic
#21909E #6E219E #9E2F21 #529E21
square
#21909E #6E219E #9E2F21 #529E21
split-complementary
#21909E #9E2152 #9E6E21
monochromatic
#0C3439 #16626B #21909E #2CBED1 #5CCFDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#21909E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#21909E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #21909E
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21909E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21909E | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#838A9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#727E9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009794
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21909e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 144, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.095 207.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b1ba',
500: '#21909e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21909e; $custom-light: #73b1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21909e",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 144,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.72,
"s": 65.445,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60075,
"c": 0.09544,
"h": 207.9
},
"luminance": 0.22738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21909E
secondary
#C16559
accent
#523FE8
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF5F6
border
#C9CFD0
text
#091011
muted
#7B7F80