#21A7AD#21A7AD
#21A7AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.107 H 199.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A7AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 167, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 68%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 81%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.9%, 3.5%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.49, -31.38, -12.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.49, 33.94, 202.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.47% -0.1005 -0.0359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.47% 0.107 199.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9853, 30.9751, 44.3471) |
| Luminance | 0.3098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.33
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.74
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A7AD #AD2721
analogous
#21AD6D #21A7AD #2161AD
triadic
#21A7AD #AD21A7 #A7AD21
tetradic
#21A7AD #6D21AD #AD2721 #61AD21
square
#21A7AD #6D21AD #AD2721 #61AD21
split-complementary
#21A7AD #AD2161 #AD6D21
monochromatic
#0D4446 #17757A #21A7AD #33D1D8 #66DDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#21A7AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#21A7AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21A7AD
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A7AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A7AD | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9FAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8791AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a7ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 167, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.107 199.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c1c5',
500: '#21a7ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a7ad; $custom-light: #78c1c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a7ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 167,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.571,
"s": 67.961,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66472,
"c": 0.10675,
"h": 199.7
},
"luminance": 0.30978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A7AD
secondary
#C76762
accent
#443DEB
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181