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#21ED8B Color

#21ED8B is rgb(33, 237, 139) in RGB, hsl(151, 85%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 41%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#21ED8B
HEX#21ED8B
RGBrgb(33, 237, 139)
HSLhsl(151, 85%, 53%)
HSVhsv(151, 86%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 41%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.201 154.7)
LABlab(83.24% -64.51 33.83)
LCHlch(83.24% 72.84 152.33)

What #21ED8B 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 #21ED8B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#21ED8B Channel Values

How #21ED8B 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 237 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 85% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 86% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #21ED8B 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #21ED8B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #21ED8B; 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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Tints & Shades of #21ED8B

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #21ED8B.

How #21ED8B 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#21ED8B
Protanopia#DBDB8C
Protanomaly#AFE28C
Deuteranopia#C7C791
Deuteranomaly#A0D78E
Tritanopia#55E4E4
Tritanomaly#45E7C6
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #21ED8B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-21ed8b: #21ED8B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #21ED8B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-21ed8b': '#21ED8B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.129, green: 0.929, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_21ed8b">#21ED8B</color>
SVG fillfill="#21ED8B"

More Green Colors

#21ED8B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#21ED8B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #21ED8B?

#21ED8B is a mid-tone green — rgb(33, 237, 139) in RGB and hsl(151, 85%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.56.

What is the RGB value of #21ED8B?

#21ED8B is rgb(33, 237, 139) — red 33, green 237, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #21ED8B?

#21ED8B converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 41%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #21ED8B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #21ED8B scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #21ED8B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #21ED8B 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 5.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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