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#21C080 Color

#21C080 is rgb(33, 192, 128) in RGB, hsl(156, 71%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 33%, 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 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21C080
HEX#21C080
RGBrgb(33, 192, 128)
HSLhsl(156, 71%, 44%)
HSVhsv(156, 83%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 33%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.156 159.6)
LABlab(69.07% -51.91 20.82)
LCHlch(69.07% 55.94 158.14)

What #21C080 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 #21C080, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 7.65GO Green#00AB66ΔE 8.38Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.68Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 8.9Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 9.47Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.05

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

#21C080 Channel Values

How #21C080 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 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 71% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 83% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21C080 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 text8.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #21C080 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #21C080

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21C080; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#21C080
Complementary
#C02160
Analogous
#21C030
Analogous
#21B0C0
Triadic
#8021C0
Triadic
#C08021
Split comp.
#C021B0
Split comp.
#C03021

Tints & Shades of #21C080

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

#2EDC96
#4CE1A5
#6FE7B7
#92EDC8
#B5F2DA
#D3F8E9

Shades

#1CA66F
#189060
#14764F
#105C3D
#0B412C
#072C1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #21C080.

How #21C080 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#21C080
Protanopia#B1B181
Protanomaly#8EB780
Deuteranopia#A1A184
Deuteranomaly#81AE82
Tritanopia#42B9B9
Tritanomaly#38BCA6
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #21C080 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-21c080: #21C080;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21C080;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21c080': '#21C080' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.753, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_21c080">#21C080</color>
SVG fillfill="#21C080"

More Green Colors

#21C080 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#21C080 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21C080?

#21C080 is a mid-tone green — rgb(33, 192, 128) in RGB and hsl(156, 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 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #21C080?

#21C080 is rgb(33, 192, 128) — red 33, green 192, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21C080?

#21C080 converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 33%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21C080 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #21C080 scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21C080 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21C080 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 7.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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