#21A69F#21A69F
#21A69F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.107 H 189.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A69F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 166, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 67%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.1%, 0%, 4.2%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.74, -35.13, -6.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.74, 35.67, 189.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.72% -0.1058 -0.0174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.72% 0.107 189.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5184, 30.0964, 37.5219) |
| Luminance | 0.3010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.34
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.13
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.86
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A69F #A62128
analogous
#21A65D #21A69F #216BA6
triadic
#21A69F #9F21A6 #A69F21
tetradic
#21A69F #5D21A6 #A62128 #6BA621
square
#21A69F #5D21A6 #A62128 #6BA621
split-complementary
#21A69F #A6216B #A65D21
monochromatic
#0D403D #17736E #21A69F #2FD6CD #62E0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#21A69F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#21A69F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21A69F
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A69F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A69F | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9D9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A90A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a69f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 166, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.107 189.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76c1bb',
500: '#21a69f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a69f; $custom-light: #76c1bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a69f",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 166,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.842,
"s": 66.834,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65717,
"c": 0.10727,
"h": 189.3
},
"luminance": 0.30099
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A69F
secondary
#C55E64
accent
#3E47EA
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180