#21A49F#21A49F
#21A49F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.106 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 164, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 80%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 0%, 3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.11, -34.20, -7.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.11, 34.93, 191.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.21% -0.1039 -0.0199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.21% 0.106 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1577, 29.3749, 37.4017) |
| Luminance | 0.2938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.20
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.44
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.68
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.91
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A49F #A42126
analogous
#21A45D #21A49F #2167A4
triadic
#21A49F #9F21A4 #A49F21
tetradic
#21A49F #5D21A4 #A42126 #67A421
square
#21A49F #5D21A4 #A42126 #67A421
split-complementary
#21A49F #A42167 #A45D21
monochromatic
#0C3E3C #17716E #21A49F #2DD5CE #60DFDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#21A49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.88
#21A49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #21A49F
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A49F | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9B9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 164, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.106 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bfbb',
500: '#21a49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a49f; $custom-light: #76bfbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 164,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.71,
"s": 66.497,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65207,
"c": 0.10576,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.29377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A49F
secondary
#C45D61
accent
#3E45E9
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180