#21959A#21959A
#21959A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.097 H 199.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21959A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 149, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 79%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.6%, 3.2%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.24, -28.53, -11.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.24, 30.78, 202.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.19% -0.0912 -0.0321) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.19% 0.097 199.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2047, 24.1492, 34.3201) |
| Luminance | 0.2415 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.42
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.94
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.01
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.41
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.45
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21959A #9A2621
analogous
#219A63 #21959A #21599A
triadic
#21959A #9A2195 #959A21
tetradic
#21959A #63219A #9A2621 #599A21
square
#21959A #63219A #9A2621 #599A21
split-complementary
#21959A #9A2159 #9A6321
monochromatic
#0B3335 #166468 #21959A #2CC6CC #5AD6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#21959A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#21959A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #21959A
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21959A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21959A | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A8E9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#79829B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21959a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 149, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.097 199.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b4b7',
500: '#21959a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21959a; $custom-light: #73b4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21959a",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 149,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.479,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61193,
"c": 0.09666,
"h": 199.4
},
"luminance": 0.24151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21959A
secondary
#C05B57
accent
#4740E8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#091111
muted
#7B8080