#21A5A7#21A5A7
#21A5A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.106 H 196.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A5A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 165, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 67%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.2%, 1.2%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.67, -32.26, -10.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.67, 34.02, 198.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.75% -0.1012 -0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.75% 0.106 196.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0542, 30.0210, 41.2367) |
| Luminance | 0.3002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.26
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.30
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.09
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.88
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A5A7 #A72321
analogous
#21A766 #21A5A7 #2162A7
triadic
#21A5A7 #A721A5 #A5A721
tetradic
#21A5A7 #6621A7 #A72321 #62A721
square
#21A5A7 #6621A7 #A72321 #62A721
split-complementary
#21A5A7 #A72162 #A76621
monochromatic
#0D4041 #177374 #21A5A7 #2FD3D6 #62DEE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#21A5A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#21A5A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21A5A7
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A5A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A5A7 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999DA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878FA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a5a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 165, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.106 196.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77c0c1',
500: '#21a5a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a5a7; $custom-light: #77c0c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a5a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 165,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.896,
"s": 67,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65746,
"c": 0.10558,
"h": 196.5
},
"luminance": 0.30024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A5A7
secondary
#C5605F
accent
#403EEA
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181