#21B0B3#21B0B3
#21B0B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.112 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21B0B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 176, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 69%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 82%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.6%, 1.7%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.46, -33.83, -11.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.46, 35.83, 199.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.95% -0.1066 -0.0329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.95% 0.112 197.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2854, 34.6256, 48.0425) |
| Luminance | 0.3463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.14
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.21
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.63
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.93
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21B0B3 #B32421
analogous
#21B36D #21B0B3 #2167B3
triadic
#21B0B3 #B321B0 #B0B321
tetradic
#21B0B3 #6D21B3 #B32421 #67B321
square
#21B0B3 #6D21B3 #B32421 #67B321
split-complementary
#21B0B3 #B32167 #B36D21
monochromatic
#0E4A4C #177D7F #21B0B3 #37D7DA #6BE1E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#21B0B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#21B0B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21B0B3
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21B0B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21B0B3 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A7B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F99B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21b0b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 176, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.112 197.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac8c9',
500: '#21b0b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21b0b3; $custom-light: #7ac8c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21b0b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 176,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.233,
"s": 68.868,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68947,
"c": 0.11154,
"h": 197.1
},
"luminance": 0.34629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21B0B3
secondary
#CA6866
accent
#403CEC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282