#21978E#21978E
#21978E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.099 H 187.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21978E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 151, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 64%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 78%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.1%, 0%, 6%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.49, -33.13, -4.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.49, 33.41, 187.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.28% -0.0987 -0.0122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.28% 0.099 187.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5739, 24.4075, 29.4235) |
| Luminance | 0.2441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.00
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.22
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.43
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.57
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.59
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21978E #97212A
analogous
#219753 #21978E #216597
triadic
#21978E #8E2197 #978E21
tetradic
#21978E #532197 #97212A #659721
square
#21978E #532197 #97212A #659721
split-complementary
#21978E #972165 #975321
monochromatic
#0B3330 #16655F #21978E #2CC9BD #58DAD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#21978E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#21978E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #21978E
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21978E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21978E | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.88 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F8E8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E838F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21978e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 151, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.099 187.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b6af',
500: '#21978e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21978e; $custom-light: #72b6af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21978e",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 151,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.424,
"s": 64.13,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61276,
"c": 0.09948,
"h": 187.1
},
"luminance": 0.2441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21978E
secondary
#BE555D
accent
#414DE7
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F