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#21E88F Color

#21E88F is rgb(33, 232, 143) in RGB, hsl(153, 81%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 38%, 9%) 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 6.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21E88F
HEX#21E88F
RGBrgb(33, 232, 143)
HSLhsl(153, 81%, 52%)
HSVhsv(153, 86%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 38%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.192 156.4)
LABlab(81.76% -62.44 29.93)
LCHlch(81.76% 69.24 154.39)

What #21E88F 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 #21E88F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.42Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 7.75Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.93Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 15.97Emerald#50C878ΔE 16.8Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 18.89

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

#21E88F Channel Values

How #21E88F 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 232 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 81% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 86% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21E88F 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 text13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #21E88F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #21E88F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21E88F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#21E88F
Complementary
#E8217B
Analogous
#21E82B
Analogous
#21DEE8
Triadic
#8F21E8
Triadic
#E88F21
Split comp.
#E821DE
Split comp.
#E82B21

Tints & Shades of #21E88F

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

#42EB9F
#5DEEAD
#7EF1BD
#99F4CB
#BAF8DC
#D5FBEA

Shades

#16D07C
#12AF69
#0F8F55
#0C7345
#095332
#05331E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #21E88F.

How #21E88F 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#21E88F
Protanopia#D6D690
Protanomaly#ABDD90
Deuteranopia#C3C394
Deuteranomaly#9CD392
Tritanopia#51DFDF
Tritanomaly#43E3C4
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #21E88F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-21e88f: #21E88F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21E88F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21e88f': '#21E88F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.910, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_21e88f">#21E88F</color>
SVG fillfill="#21E88F"

More Green Colors

#21E88F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#21E88F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21E88F?

#21E88F is a mid-tone green — rgb(33, 232, 143) in RGB and hsl(153, 81%, 52%) 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 6.42.

What is the RGB value of #21E88F?

#21E88F is rgb(33, 232, 143) — red 33, green 232, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21E88F?

#21E88F converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 38%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21E88F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #21E88F scores 1.61:1 against white and 13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21E88F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21E88F 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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