#21A08E#21A08E
#21A08E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.108 H 180.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A08E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 160, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 66%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 79%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.4%, 0%, 11.2%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.36, -37.27, -0.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.36, 37.27, 180.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.61% -0.1079 -0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.61% 0.108 180.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0780, 27.4157, 29.9249) |
| Luminance | 0.2742 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.40
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.87
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.97
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.16
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A08E #A02133
analogous
#21A04E #21A08E #2172A0
triadic
#21A08E #8E21A0 #A08E21
tetradic
#21A08E #4E21A0 #A02133 #72A021
square
#21A08E #4E21A0 #A02133 #72A021
split-complementary
#21A08E #A02172 #A04E21
monochromatic
#0C3B34 #176D61 #21A08E #2BD3BB #5EDECC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#21A08E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.48
#21A08E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #21A08E
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A08E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A08E | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.48 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99968D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888A90
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a08e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 160, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.108 180.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bdaf',
500: '#21a08e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a08e; $custom-light: #74bdaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a08e",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 160,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.496,
"s": 65.803,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63613,
"c": 0.10786,
"h": 180.5
},
"luminance": 0.27418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A08E
secondary
#C25B69
accent
#3F57E9
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F