Recognised as Colour
#21D17C
- #21D17C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium spring green
#21D17C is a cyan with RGB values 33, 209, 124 and HSL 151°, 73%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.
Colour values
#21D17C#21D17C
HEX#21D17C
RGBrgb(33, 209, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.8196, 0.4863
RGB percentages12.9%, 82%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(151, 72.7%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151, 84.2%, 82%)
CMYK84.2%, 0%, 40.7%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,216,316
CSS custom property--colour: #21D17C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#DE2E83
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D12176
Analogous#21D124, #21CED1
Triadic#7C21D1, #D17C21
Split complementary#D121CE, #D12421
Tetradic#2421D1, #D12176, #CED121
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R33
G209
B124
Red33 (12.9%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue151.02°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 21 · G D1 · B 7C
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