#21A7B3#21A7B3
#21A7B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.108 H 204.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A7B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 167, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 69%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 82%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.6%, 6.7%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.69, -29.50, -15.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.69, 33.56, 208.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.7% -0.0979 -0.0445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.7% 0.108 204.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5789, 31.2126, 47.4737) |
| Luminance | 0.3121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.63
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.53
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A7B3 #B32D21
analogous
#21B376 #21A7B3 #215EB3
triadic
#21A7B3 #B321A7 #A7B321
tetradic
#21A7B3 #7621B3 #B32D21 #5EB321
square
#21A7B3 #7621B3 #B32D21 #5EB321
split-complementary
#21A7B3 #B3215E #B37621
monochromatic
#0E474C #17777F #21A7B3 #37CDDA #6BDAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#21A7B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#21A7B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21A7B3
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A7B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A7B3 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A0B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8592B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a7b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 167, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.108 204.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c1c9',
500: '#21a7b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a7b3; $custom-light: #78c1c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a7b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 167,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.932,
"s": 68.868,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.667,
"c": 0.10753,
"h": 204.4
},
"luminance": 0.31215
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A7B3
secondary
#CA6E66
accent
#4B3CEC
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182