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#21504F Color

#21504F is rgb(33, 80, 79) in RGB, hsl(179, 42%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 1%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21504F
HEX#21504F
RGBrgb(33, 80, 79)
HSLhsl(179, 42%, 22%)
HSVhsv(179, 59%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 1%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(39.9% 0.051 193.4)
LABlab(30.79% -16.85 -4.55)
LCHlch(30.79% 17.45 195.10)

What #21504F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #21504F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#21504F Channel Values

How #21504F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 33 · G 80 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 42% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 59% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.03:1 vs white · 2.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21504F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #21504F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21504F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #21504F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #21504F.

How #21504F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#21504F
Protanopia#4A4A4F
Protanomaly#3E4D4F
Deuteranopia#454550
Deuteranomaly#394950
Tritanopia#215050
Tritanomaly#215050
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #21504F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-21504f: #21504F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21504F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21504f': '#21504F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.314, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_21504f">#21504F</color>
SVG fillfill="#21504F"

More Teal Colors

#21504F sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#21504F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21504F?

#21504F is a dark teal — rgb(33, 80, 79) in RGB and hsl(179, 42%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.64.

What is the RGB value of #21504F?

#21504F is rgb(33, 80, 79) — red 33, green 80, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21504F?

#21504F converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 1%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21504F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #21504F scores 9.03:1 against white and 2.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21504F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21504F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 4.64, which is very hard to tell apart.

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