#21C3A2#21C3A2
#21C3A2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.133 H 174.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21C3A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 195, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 71%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 83%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.1%, 0%, 16.9%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.84, -47.02, 5.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.84, 47.34, 173.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.19% -0.1327 0.0137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.19% 0.133 174.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6604, 41.9588, 40.8691) |
| Luminance | 0.4196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.43
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.18
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.60
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.89
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.17
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21C3A2 #C32142
analogous
#21C351 #21C3A2 #2193C3
triadic
#21C3A2 #A221C3 #C3A221
tetradic
#21C3A2 #5121C3 #C32142 #93C321
square
#21C3A2 #5121C3 #C32142 #93C321
split-complementary
#21C3A2 #C32193 #C35121
monochromatic
#0F5A4B #188F77 #21C3A2 #42DFBF #77E8D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#21C3A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#21C3A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21C3A2
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21C3A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21C3A2 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB6A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A7A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21c3a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 195, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.133 174.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bd6bd',
500: '#21c3a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21c3a2; $custom-light: #7bd6bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21c3a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 195,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.778,
"s": 71.053,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73187,
"c": 0.13341,
"h": 174.1
},
"luminance": 0.41962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21C3A2
secondary
#CF7184
accent
#3A5FEE
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#EFFAF6
border
#CAD3D0
text
#0B1412
muted
#7C8381