#21DFFD Color

#21DFFD is rgb(33, 223, 253) in RGB, hsl(188, 98%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 12%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), visibly different at ΔE 12.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21DFFD

HEX#21DFFD

RGBrgb(33, 223, 253)

HSLhsl(188, 98%, 56%)

HSVhsv(188, 87%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 12%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.141 212.3)

LABlab(81.40% -37.41 -27.79)

LCHlch(81.40% 46.61 216.61)

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

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 12.87 Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 13.61 Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 14.51 Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 15.86 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 16.38 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 16.51

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#21DFFD Channel Values

How #21DFFD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 33 · G 223 · B 253	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 188° · S 98% · L 56%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 188° · S 87% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 87% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.61:1 vs white · 13.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21DFFD 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #21DFFD

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

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #21DFFD

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

Shades

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

How #21DFFD 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#21DFFD

Protanopia#CECEFD

Protanomaly#A5D5FD

Deuteranopia#BBBBFF

Deuteranomaly#96CBFE

Tritanopia#00E3E3

Tritanomaly#00E1EE

Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

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Using #21DFFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-21dffd: #21DFFD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21DFFD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21dffd': '#21DFFD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.875, blue: 0.992)

Android XML<color name="color_21dffd">#21DFFD</color>

SVG fillfill="#21DFFD"

More Teal Colors

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

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#21DFFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21DFFD?

#21DFFD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(33, 223, 253) in RGB and hsl(188, 98%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.87.

What is the RGB value of #21DFFD?

#21DFFD is rgb(33, 223, 253) — red 33, green 223, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21DFFD?

#21DFFD converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 12%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21DFFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #21DFFD scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #21DFFD 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 15.86, which is visibly different.

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