#21CA9B#21CA9B
#21CA9B is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.146 H 167.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #21CA9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 202, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 72%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 84%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.7%, 0%, 23.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, -51.61, 12.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 53.00, 166.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.78% -0.1427 0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.78% 0.146 167.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6607, 44.9274, 38.2180) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 3.01
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.12
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.57
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.59
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.61
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#21CA9B #CA2150
analogous
#21CA47 #21CA9B #21A4CA
triadic
#21CA9B #9B21CA #CA9B21
tetradic
#21CA9B #4721CA #CA2150 #A4CA21
square
#21CA9B #4721CA #CA2150 #A4CA21
split-complementary
#21CA9B #CA21A4 #CA4721
monochromatic
#10614A #189573 #21CA9B #47E1B6 #7CEACB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#21CA9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#21CA9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #21CA9B
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##21CA9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##21CA9B | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5BB99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AD9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #21ca9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 202, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.146 167.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cdbb8',
500: '#21ca9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #21ca9b; $custom-light: #7cdbb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#21ca9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 202,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.314,
"s": 71.915,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74777,
"c": 0.14599,
"h": 167.8
},
"luminance": 0.44931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#21CA9B
secondary
#D2758F
accent
#396CEF
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1511
muted
#7D8380