#21A4AC#21A4AC
#21A4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.105 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 164, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 68%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 81%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.8%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.52, -30.24, -13.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.52, 33.24, 204.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.68% -0.098 -0.0384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.68% 0.105 201.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3457, 29.8501, 43.6584) |
| Luminance | 0.2985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.79
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.26
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.92
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A4AC #AC2921
analogous
#21AC6E #21A4AC #215FAC
triadic
#21A4AC #AC21A4 #A4AC21
tetradic
#21A4AC #6E21AC #AC2921 #5FAC21
square
#21A4AC #6E21AC #AC2921 #5FAC21
split-complementary
#21A4AC #AC215F #AC6E21
monochromatic
#0D4245 #177379 #21A4AC #32CED8 #66DAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#21A4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#21A4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #21A4AC
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A4AC | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979CAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 164, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.105 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bfc4',
500: '#21a4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a4ac; $custom-light: #77bfc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 164,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.453,
"s": 67.805,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6568,
"c": 0.10529,
"h": 201.4
},
"luminance": 0.29853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A4AC
secondary
#C76862
accent
#473DEB
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181