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#21CA72 Color

#21CA72 is rgb(33, 202, 114) in RGB, hsl(149, 72%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 0%, 44%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21CA72
HEX#21CA72
RGBrgb(33, 202, 114)
HSLhsl(149, 72%, 46%)
HSVhsv(149, 84%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 0%, 44%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.181 153.5)
LABlab(72.03% -57.16 31.89)
LCHlch(72.03% 65.45 150.85)

What #21CA72 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 #21CA72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.34Emerald#50C878ΔE 9Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.63Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 13.58GO Green#00AB66ΔE 13.99Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 14.49

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

#21CA72 Channel Values

How #21CA72 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 202 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 72% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 84% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21CA72 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #21CA72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #21CA72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21CA72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#21CA72
Complementary
#CA2178
Analogous
#24CA21
Analogous
#21CAC7
Triadic
#7221CA
Triadic
#CA7221
Split comp.
#C721CA
Split comp.
#CA2124

Tints & Shades of #21CA72

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

#31DD84
#54E399
#73E8AB
#96EEC0
#B4F3D3
#D8F9E7

Shades

#1DAF64
#189555
#147B46
#106037
#0B4628
#072C19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #21CA72.

How #21CA72 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#21CA72
Protanopia#BABA73
Protanomaly#95C172
Deuteranopia#AAAA77
Deuteranomaly#88B875
Tritanopia#4AC2C2
Tritanomaly#3EC5A8
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #21CA72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-21ca72: #21CA72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21CA72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21ca72': '#21CA72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.792, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_21ca72">#21CA72</color>
SVG fillfill="#21CA72"

More Green Colors

#21CA72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#21CA72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21CA72?

#21CA72 is a mid-tone green — rgb(33, 202, 114) in RGB and hsl(149, 72%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #21CA72?

#21CA72 is rgb(33, 202, 114) — red 33, green 202, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21CA72?

#21CA72 converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 0%, 44%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21CA72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #21CA72 scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21CA72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21CA72 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 15.44, which is visibly different.

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