#21A4B3#21A4B3
#21A4B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.107 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A4B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 164, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 69%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 82%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.6%, 8.4%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.76, -28.02, -17.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.76, 32.98, 211.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.95% -0.095 -0.0484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.95% 0.107 207) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0357, 30.1261, 47.2926) |
| Luminance | 0.3013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.94
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.48
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.10
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.61
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.86
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A4B3 #B33021
analogous
#21B379 #21A4B3 #215BB3
triadic
#21A4B3 #B321A4 #A4B321
tetradic
#21A4B3 #7921B3 #B33021 #5BB321
square
#21A4B3 #7921B3 #B33021 #5BB321
split-complementary
#21A4B3 #B3215B #B37921
monochromatic
#0E454C #17757F #21A4B3 #37C9DA #6BD7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#21A4B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#21A4B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21A4B3
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A4B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A4B3 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959DB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828FB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a4b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 164, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.107 207.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfc9',
500: '#21a4b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a4b3; $custom-light: #78bfc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a4b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 164,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.164,
"s": 68.868,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65952,
"c": 0.10664,
"h": 207
},
"luminance": 0.30129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A4B3
secondary
#CA7066
accent
#4E3CEC
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182