#21C3A0#21C3A0
#21C3A0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.135 H 173.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21C3A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 195, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 71%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 83%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.1%, 0%, 17.9%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.79, -47.53, 6.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.79, 47.97, 172.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.13% -0.1336 0.0164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.13% 0.135 173) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4841, 41.8882, 39.9403) |
| Luminance | 0.4189 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.00
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.33
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.61
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.70
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.09
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21C3A0 #C32144
analogous
#21C34F #21C3A0 #2195C3
triadic
#21C3A0 #A021C3 #C3A021
tetradic
#21C3A0 #4F21C3 #C32144 #95C321
square
#21C3A0 #4F21C3 #C32144 #95C321
split-complementary
#21C3A0 #C32195 #C34F21
monochromatic
#0F5A4A #188F75 #21C3A0 #42DFBD #77E8CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#21C3A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#21C3A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21C3A0
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21C3A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21C3A0 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB69E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A7A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21c3a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 195, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.135 173.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bd6bc',
500: '#21c3a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21c3a0; $custom-light: #7bd6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21c3a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 195,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.037,
"s": 71.053,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73131,
"c": 0.13465,
"h": 173
},
"luminance": 0.41892
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21C3A0
secondary
#CF7185
accent
#3A61EE
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#EFFAF6
border
#CAD3D0
text
#0B1412
muted
#7C8381