Colour
#21796C
- #21796C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#21796C is a cyan with RGB values 33, 121, 108 and HSL 171°, 57%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#21796C#21796C
HEX#21796C
RGBrgb(33, 121, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.4745, 0.4235
RGB percentages12.9%, 47.5%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(171.1, 57.1%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.1, 72.7%, 47.5%)
CMYK72.7%, 0%, 10.7%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,193,772
CSS custom property--colour: #21796C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#DE8693
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79212E
Analogous#217940, #215A79
Triadic#6C2179, #796C21
Split complementary#79215A, #794021
Tetradic#402179, #79212E, #5A7921
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R33
G121
B108
Red33 (12.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue171.14°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 21 · G 79 · B 6C
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