#21989F#21989F
#21989F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.099 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21989F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 152, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 66%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.2%, 4.4%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.35, -28.44, -12.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.35, 31.16, 204.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.15% -0.0919 -0.0354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.15% 0.099 201.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1106, 25.2808, 36.7193) |
| Luminance | 0.2528 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.57
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.67
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.99
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.14
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.67
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21989F #9F2821
analogous
#219F67 #21989F #21599F
triadic
#21989F #9F2198 #989F21
tetradic
#21989F #67219F #9F2821 #599F21
square
#21989F #67219F #9F2821 #599F21
split-complementary
#21989F #9F2159 #9F6721
monochromatic
#0C373A #16686C #21989F #2CC8D2 #5DD6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#21989F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#21989F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #21989F
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21989F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21989F | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C91A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B84A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21989f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 152, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.099 201.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b6bb',
500: '#21989f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21989f; $custom-light: #74b6bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21989f",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 152,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.333,
"s": 65.625,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62149,
"c": 0.09852,
"h": 201.1
},
"luminance": 0.25283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21989F
secondary
#C2605A
accent
#493FE9
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080