#21A2A5#21A2A5
#21A2A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.104 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A2A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 162, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 67%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 1.8%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.67, -31.44, -11.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.67, 33.36, 199.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.91% -0.0992 -0.031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.91% 0.104 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3359, 28.8780, 40.0922) |
| Luminance | 0.2888 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.98
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.79
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.19
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.85
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.17
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A2A5 #A52421
analogous
#21A566 #21A2A5 #2160A5
triadic
#21A2A5 #A521A2 #A2A521
tetradic
#21A2A5 #6621A5 #A52421 #60A521
square
#21A2A5 #6621A5 #A52421 #60A521
split-complementary
#21A2A5 #A52160 #A56621
monochromatic
#0D3E3F #177072 #21A2A5 #2ED1D5 #61DDDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#21A2A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.78
#21A2A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #21A2A5
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A2A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A2A5 | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.78 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969AA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848DA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a2a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 162, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.104 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bebf',
500: '#21a2a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a2a5; $custom-light: #76bebf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a2a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 162,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.364,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64914,
"c": 0.10391,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.28881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A2A5
secondary
#C4605E
accent
#423EEA
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181