#21DCED Color

#21DCED is rgb(33, 220, 237) in RGB and hsl(185, 85%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#21DCED

HEX#21DCED

RGBrgb(33, 220, 237)

HSLhsl(185, 85%, 53%)

HSVhsv(185, 86%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.136 205.1)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 7%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text1.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#21DCED Complementary#ED3221 Analogous#21ED98 Analogous#2176ED Triadic#ED21DC Triadic#DCED21

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#3EE1EF #5FE6F2 #7BEAF4 #9CEFF7 #B8F4F9 #D9F9FC

Shades

#12C8D9 #0FAAB8 #0C8B97 #0A6D76 #074E55 #043034

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