#21A79D#21A79D
#21A79D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.109 H 187.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A79D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 167, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 67%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.2%, 0%, 6%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.99, -36.18, -4.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.99, 36.48, 187.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.9% -0.1078 -0.0133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.9% 0.109 187) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5288, 30.3925, 36.6761) |
| Luminance | 0.3039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.35
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.63
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A79D #A7212B
analogous
#21A75A #21A79D #216EA7
triadic
#21A79D #9D21A7 #A79D21
tetradic
#21A79D #5A21A7 #A7212B #6EA721
square
#21A79D #5A21A7 #A7212B #6EA721
split-complementary
#21A79D #A7216E #A75A21
monochromatic
#0D413D #17746D #21A79D #2FD6CA #62E0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#21A79D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#21A79D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21A79D
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A79D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A79D | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9D9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C909E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a79d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 167, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.109 187.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76c2b9',
500: '#21a79d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a79d; $custom-light: #76c2b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a79d",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 167,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.522,
"s": 67,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65904,
"c": 0.10859,
"h": 187
},
"luminance": 0.30395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A79D
secondary
#C55F66
accent
#3E4BEA
background
#F7FCFB
surface
#EEF8F6
border
#C9D1D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180