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#21bdb5 color: Super Rare Jade

#21bdb5 is rgb(33, 189, 181) in RGB and oklch(72.264% 0.11973 189.288) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

72.3%
0.120
189°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.33:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #21bdb5

#21bdb5 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 189°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.33:1 contrast and black text 9.01:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Super Rare Jade (#14bab4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #21bdb5 mixed with white

  1. 21bdb5
  2. 4ac4bc
  3. 65cbc3
  4. 7cd1cb
  5. 91d8d2
  6. a4dfd9
  7. b7e5e1
  8. caece8
  9. dcf2f0
  10. edf9f7

Darker: #21bdb5 mixed with black

  1. 21bdb5
  2. 1ba49d
  3. 168c86
  4. 10746f
  5. 0b5d59
  6. 064744
  7. 033330
  8. 011f1d
  9. 000d0c
  10. 000202

Calmer: #21bdb5 with less saturation

  1. 21bdb5
  2. 3fbbb3
  3. 52b9b2
  4. 61b7b0
  5. 6eb4af
  6. 79b2ad
  7. 83b0ac
  8. 8cadaa
  9. 95aba8
  10. 9da8a7

Questions about #21bdb5

What color is #21bdb5?

#21bdb5 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Super Rare Jade. In RGB it is rgb(33, 189, 181), in HSL hsl(176.92, 70.27%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.264% 0.11973 189.288).

What colors go well with #21bdb5?

The complementary color of #21bdb5 is #e58495. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #59bc8a and #30b7d8. The triadic partners are #bc90de and #d6974a.

Is white or black text more readable on #21bdb5?

Black text reads better on #21bdb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and black gives 9.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #21bdb5 a warm or cool color?

#21bdb5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 189 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.12.