Recognised as Colour
#21AF90
- #21AF90
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#21AF90 is a cyan with RGB values 33, 175, 144 and HSL 167°, 68%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#21AF90#21AF90
HEX#21AF90
RGBrgb(33, 175, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.6863, 0.5647
RGB percentages12.9%, 68.6%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(166.9, 68.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.9, 81.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK81.1%, 0%, 17.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,207,632
CSS custom property--colour: #21AF90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#DE506F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF2140
Analogous#21AF49, #2187AF
Triadic#9021AF, #AF9021
Split complementary#AF2187, #AF4921
Tetradic#4921AF, #AF2140, #87AF21
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R33
G175
B144
Red33 (12.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue166.9°
Saturation (HSL)68.27%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 21 · G AF · B 90
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