Recognised as Colour
#21DE96
- #21DE96
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium spring green
#21DE96 is a cyan with RGB values 33, 222, 150 and HSL 157°, 74%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.
Colour values
#21DE96#21DE96
HEX#21DE96
RGBrgb(33, 222, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.8706, 0.5882
RGB percentages12.9%, 87.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(157.1, 74.1%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.1, 85.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK85.1%, 0%, 32.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,219,670
CSS custom property--colour: #21DE96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#DE2169
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DE2169
Analogous#21DE37, #21C8DE
Triadic#9621DE, #DE9621
Split complementary#DE21C8, #DE3721
Tetradic#3721DE, #DE2169, #C8DE21
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R33
G222
B150
Red33 (12.9%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue157.14°
Saturation (HSL)74.12%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 21 · G DE · B 96
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