#21A99B#21A99B
#21A99B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.111 H 184.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21A99B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 169, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 67%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 80%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.5%, 0%, 8.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.56, -37.66, -2.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.56, 37.76, 184.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.35% -0.1107 -0.008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.35% 0.111 184.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7286, 31.0632, 35.9073) |
| Luminance | 0.3107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.55
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.42
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.22
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.57
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.67
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21A99B #A9212F
analogous
#21A957 #21A99B #2173A9
triadic
#21A99B #9B21A9 #A99B21
tetradic
#21A99B #5721A9 #A9212F #73A921
square
#21A99B #5721A9 #A9212F #73A921
split-complementary
#21A99B #A92173 #A95721
monochromatic
#0D433D #17766C #21A99B #31D7C6 #64E1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#21A99B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#21A99B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21A99B
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21A99B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21A99B | 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)
#A09F9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E929C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21a99b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 169, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.111 184.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76c3b8',
500: '#21a99b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21a99b; $custom-light: #76c3b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21a99b",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 169,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.824,
"s": 67.327,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6635,
"c": 0.11098,
"h": 184.1
},
"luminance": 0.31066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21A99B
secondary
#C6606A
accent
#3E4FEA
background
#F7FCFB
surface
#EEF8F6
border
#C9D1D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180