#21B38E#21B38E
#21B38E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.129 H 170.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21B38E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 179, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 69%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 82%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.6%, 0%, 20.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.37, -45.48, 8.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.37, 46.27, 169.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.54% -0.1267 0.0218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.54% 0.129 170.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6271, 34.5138, 31.1079) |
| Luminance | 0.3452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.53
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.56
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 5.14
Dark Seafoam
#1FB57A
ΔE00 5.46
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.58
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21B38E #B32146
analogous
#21B345 #21B38E #218FB3
triadic
#21B38E #8E21B3 #B38E21
tetradic
#21B38E #4521B3 #B32146 #8FB321
square
#21B38E #4521B3 #B32146 #8FB321
split-complementary
#21B38E #B3218F #B34521
monochromatic
#0E4C3C #177F65 #21B38E #37DAB1 #6BE4C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#21B38E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#21B38E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21B38E
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21B38E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21B38E | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA68C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9991
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21b38e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 179, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.129 170.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77cbaf',
500: '#21b38e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21b38e; $custom-light: #77cbaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21b38e",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 179,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.795,
"s": 68.868,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68537,
"c": 0.12862,
"h": 170.2
},
"luminance": 0.34517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21B38E
secondary
#CA667F
accent
#3C69EC
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF8F4
border
#CAD1CE
text
#0A1310
muted
#7C827F