#21B6C2#21B6C2
#21B6C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.115 H 203.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21B6C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 182, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 71%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 83%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83%, 6.2%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.78, -32.07, -16.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.78, 36.12, 207.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.99% -0.1058 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.99% 0.115 203.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0883, 37.6708, 56.8720) |
| Luminance | 0.3767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.76
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.55
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.93
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21B6C2 #C22D21
analogous
#21C27E #21B6C2 #2166C2
triadic
#21B6C2 #C221B6 #B6C221
tetradic
#21B6C2 #7E21C2 #C22D21 #66C221
square
#21B6C2 #7E21C2 #C22D21 #66C221
split-complementary
#21B6C2 #C22166 #C27E21
monochromatic
#0F5459 #18858E #21B6C2 #41D3DF #76DFE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#21B6C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#21B6C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21B6C2
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21B6C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21B6C2 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7AEC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919FC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21b6c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 182, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.115 203.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cccd4',
500: '#21b6c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21b6c2; $custom-light: #7cccd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21b6c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 182,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.472,
"s": 70.925,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70993,
"c": 0.11546,
"h": 203.6
},
"luminance": 0.37674
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21B6C2
secondary
#CF7770
accent
#473AEE
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0B1314
muted
#7C8283