#21A2AD#21A2AD
#21A2AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.105 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 162, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 68%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 81%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.9%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.94, -28.94, -15.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.94, 32.72, 207.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.22% -0.0956 -0.0425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.22% 0.105 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0870, 29.1785, 44.0477) |
| Luminance | 0.2918 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.84
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.58
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.12
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A2AD #AD2C21
analogous
#21AD72 #21A2AD #215CAD
triadic
#21A2AD #AD21A2 #A2AD21
tetradic
#21A2AD #7221AD #AD2C21 #5CAD21
square
#21A2AD #7221AD #AD2C21 #5CAD21
split-complementary
#21A2AD #AD215C #AD7221
monochromatic
#0D4246 #17727A #21A2AD #33CBD8 #66D8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#21A2AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.84
#21A2AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #21A2AD
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A2AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A2AD | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949BAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818DAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a2ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 162, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.105 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bec5',
500: '#21a2ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a2ad; $custom-light: #77bec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a2ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 162,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.714,
"s": 67.961,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65217,
"c": 0.10465,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.29181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A2AD
secondary
#C76A62
accent
#4B3DEB
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181