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#21CA89 Color

#21CA89 is rgb(33, 202, 137) in RGB, hsl(157, 72%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 0%, 32%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21CA89
HEX#21CA89
RGBrgb(33, 202, 137)
HSLhsl(157, 72%, 46%)
HSVhsv(157, 84%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 0%, 32%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.16 160.5)
LABlab(72.36% -53.79 20.53)
LCHlch(72.36% 57.58 159.11)

What #21CA89 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 #21CA89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 7.57Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.54Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.06Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.57GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.77Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.18

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

#21CA89 Channel Values

How #21CA89 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 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 72% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 84% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21CA89 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #21CA89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #21CA89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21CA89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#21CA89
Complementary
#CA2162
Analogous
#21CA35
Analogous
#21B6CA
Triadic
#8921CA
Triadic
#CA8921
Split comp.
#CA21B6
Split comp.
#CA3521

Tints & Shades of #21CA89

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

#31DD9B
#54E3AC
#73E8BB
#96EECC
#B4F3DB
#D8F9EC

Shades

#1DAF77
#189565
#147B53
#106042
#0B4630
#072C1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #21CA89.

How #21CA89 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#21CA89
Protanopia#BABA8A
Protanomaly#95C189
Deuteranopia#AAAA8D
Deuteranomaly#88B88B
Tritanopia#44C3C3
Tritanomaly#39C6AF
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #21CA89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-21ca89: #21CA89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21CA89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21ca89': '#21CA89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.792, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_21ca89">#21CA89</color>
SVG fillfill="#21CA89"

More Green Colors

#21CA89 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#21CA89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21CA89?

#21CA89 is a mid-tone green — rgb(33, 202, 137) in RGB and hsl(157, 72%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #21CA89?

#21CA89 is rgb(33, 202, 137) — red 33, green 202, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21CA89?

#21CA89 converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 0%, 32%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21CA89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #21CA89 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21CA89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21CA89 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 11.06, which is visibly different.

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