#21A7AF#21A7AF
#21A7AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.107 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A7AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 167, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 68%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 81%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.1%, 4.6%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.55, -30.76, -13.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.55, 33.77, 204.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.55% -0.0996 -0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.55% 0.107 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1803, 31.0531, 45.3740) |
| Luminance | 0.3106 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.70
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.10
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.79
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.25
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A7AF #AF2921
analogous
#21AF70 #21A7AF #2160AF
triadic
#21A7AF #AF21A7 #A7AF21
tetradic
#21A7AF #7021AF #AF2921 #60AF21
square
#21A7AF #7021AF #AF2921 #60AF21
split-complementary
#21A7AF #AF2160 #AF7021
monochromatic
#0E4548 #17767C #21A7AF #34D0D9 #68DCE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#21A7AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#21A7AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21A7AF
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A7AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A7AF | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9FB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8791B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a7af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 167, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.107 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c1c6',
500: '#21a7af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a7af; $custom-light: #78c1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a7af",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 167,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.38,
"s": 68.269,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66547,
"c": 0.10693,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.31056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A7AF
secondary
#C86964
accent
#473DEB
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182