What color is #21C2D4?

#21C2D4 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Caribbean Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #21C2D4?

The RGB value is 33, 194, 212: 33 red, 194 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #21C2D4?

The complementary color is #D43321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #21C2D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#21C2D4 color

#21C2D4 rgb(33, 194, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #21C2D4 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 76.1% green and 83.1% blue (33, 194, 212).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 73% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean Blue (#1AC1DD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#21C2D4 color codes

HEX	`#21C2D4`
RGB	`rgb(33, 194, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 76.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 73%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 84%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 8%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, -32.2, -20.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 37.95, 211.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.797, 43.656, 69.025)`
Decimal	`2212564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #21C2D4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #21C2D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#21C2D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #21C2D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #21c2d4; }
.text { color: #21c2d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21c2d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 194 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #21c2d4, #2168d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #21C2D4?: #21C2D4 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Caribbean Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #21C2D4?: The RGB value is 33, 194, 212: 33 red, 194 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #21C2D4?: The complementary color is #D43321, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #21C2D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.