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#21C07D Color

#21C07D is rgb(33, 192, 125) in RGB, hsl(155, 71%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 35%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21C07D
HEX#21C07D
RGBrgb(33, 192, 125)
HSLhsl(155, 71%, 44%)
HSVhsv(155, 83%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 35%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.158 158.6)
LABlab(69.02% -52.39 22.33)
LCHlch(69.02% 56.95 156.91)

What #21C07D 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 #21C07D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 7.58GO Green#00AB66ΔE 7.82Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.91Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.97Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.21Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 10.5

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

#21C07D Channel Values

How #21C07D 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 192 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 71% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 83% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21C07D 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #21C07D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #21C07D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21C07D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#21C07D
Complementary
#C02163
Analogous
#21C02E
Analogous
#21B3C0
Triadic
#7D21C0
Triadic
#C07D21
Split comp.
#C021B3
Split comp.
#C02E21

Tints & Shades of #21C07D

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

#2EDC93
#4CE1A3
#6FE7B5
#92EDC7
#B5F2D9
#D3F8E9

Shades

#1CA66C
#18905E
#14764D
#105C3C
#0B412B
#072C1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #21C07D.

How #21C07D 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#21C07D
Protanopia#B1B17E
Protanomaly#8EB77D
Deuteranopia#A1A181
Deuteranomaly#81AE7F
Tritanopia#43B9B9
Tritanomaly#38BCA5
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #21C07D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-21c07d: #21C07D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21C07D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21c07d': '#21C07D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.753, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_21c07d">#21C07D</color>
SVG fillfill="#21C07D"

More Green Colors

#21C07D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#21C07D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21C07D?

#21C07D is a mid-tone green — rgb(33, 192, 125) in RGB and hsl(155, 71%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #21C07D?

#21C07D is rgb(33, 192, 125) — red 33, green 192, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21C07D?

#21C07D converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 35%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21C07D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #21C07D scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21C07D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21C07D 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.