#21A5AF#21A5AF
#21A5AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.106 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A5AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 165, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 68%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 81%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.1%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.93, -29.78, -14.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.93, 33.30, 206.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.05% -0.0977 -0.0414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.05% 0.106 203) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8167, 30.3260, 45.2528) |
| Luminance | 0.3033 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.56
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.98
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.77
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.72
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A5AF #AF2B21
analogous
#21AF72 #21A5AF #215EAF
triadic
#21A5AF #AF21A5 #A5AF21
tetradic
#21A5AF #7221AF #AF2B21 #5EAF21
square
#21A5AF #7221AF #AF2B21 #5EAF21
split-complementary
#21A5AF #AF215E #AF7221
monochromatic
#0E4448 #17747C #21A5AF #34CDD9 #68DAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#21A5AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#21A5AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21A5AF
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A5AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A5AF | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979EB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8490AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a5af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 165, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.106 203.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c0c6',
500: '#21a5af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a5af; $custom-light: #78c0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a5af",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 165,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.225,
"s": 68.269,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66046,
"c": 0.1061,
"h": 203
},
"luminance": 0.30329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A5AF
secondary
#C86B64
accent
#493DEB
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182