#21C5DE Color

#21C5DE is rgb(33, 197, 222) in RGB and hsl(188, 74%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#21C5DE

HEX#21C5DE

RGBrgb(33, 197, 222)

HSLhsl(188, 74%, 50%)

HSVhsv(188, 85%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.127 211.4)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 11%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #21C5DE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #21C5DE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#21C5DE Complementary#DE3A21 Analogous#21DE99 Analogous#2166DE Triadic#DE21C5 Triadic#C5DE21

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #21C5DE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#40CDE2 #5FD5E7 #7EDDEC #99E4F0 #B8ECF4 #D7F5F9

Shades

#1DA9BF #1992A4 #147685 #105E6A #0B434B #072B31

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