#21ABB3#21ABB3
#21ABB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.109 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21ABB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 171, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 69%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 82%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.6%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.92, -31.44, -14.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.92, 34.47, 204.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.7% -0.1018 -0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.7% 0.109 201.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3231, 32.7009, 47.7217) |
| Luminance | 0.3270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.32
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.05
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.58
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21ABB3 #B32921
analogous
#21B372 #21ABB3 #2162B3
triadic
#21ABB3 #B321AB #ABB321
tetradic
#21ABB3 #7221B3 #B32921 #62B321
square
#21ABB3 #7221B3 #B32921 #62B321
split-complementary
#21ABB3 #B32162 #B37221
monochromatic
#0E484C #177A7F #21ABB3 #37D1DA #6BDDE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#21ABB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.54
#21ABB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21ABB3
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21ABB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21ABB3 | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA3B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A95B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21abb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 171, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.109 201.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c4c9',
500: '#21abb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21abb3; $custom-light: #79c4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21abb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 171,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.288,
"s": 68.868,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67698,
"c": 0.10909,
"h": 201.1
},
"luminance": 0.32704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21ABB3
secondary
#CA6C66
accent
#463CEC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282