#21978A#21978A
#21978A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.101 H 183.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21978A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 151, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 64%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 78%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.1%, 0%, 8.6%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.38, -34.30, -2.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.38, 34.37, 183.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.14% -0.1006 -0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.14% 0.101 183.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2790, 24.2895, 27.8702) |
| Luminance | 0.2429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.40
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 1.73
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.20
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.57
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.31
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21978A #97212E
analogous
#21974F #21978A #216997
triadic
#21978A #8A2197 #978A21
tetradic
#21978A #4F2197 #97212E #699721
square
#21978A #4F2197 #97212E #699721
split-complementary
#21978A #972169 #974F21
monochromatic
#0B332E #16655C #21978A #2CC9B8 #58DACC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#21978A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#21978A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #21978A
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21978A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21978A | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.86 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F8E8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F828B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21978a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 151, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.101 183.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b6ac',
500: '#21978a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21978a; $custom-light: #72b6ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21978a",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 151,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.39,
"s": 64.13,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61142,
"c": 0.10084,
"h": 183.7
},
"luminance": 0.24292
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21978A
secondary
#BE5561
accent
#4153E7
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F