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#21DCD7

#21dcd7 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#21dcd7 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 86.27% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 178.4°, with 73.91% saturation and 49.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 2.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5642

Complementary

  1. #21dcd7
  2. #dc2126

Split complementary

  1. #21dcd7
  2. #dc2183
  3. #dc7a21

Analogous

  1. #21dc7a
  2. #21dcd7
  3. #2183dc

Triadic

  1. #21dcd7
  2. #d721dc
  3. #dcd721

Tetradic

  1. #21dcd7
  2. #2126dc
  3. #dc2126
  4. #dcd721

Square

  1. #21dcd7
  2. #7a21dc
  3. #dc2126
  4. #83dc21

Monochromatic

  1. #0d5755
  2. #179996
  3. #21dcd7
  4. #62e7e4
  5. #a5f1ef

Shades

#21dcd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21dcd7
  2. #1ec6c2
  3. #1ab0ac
  4. #179a97
  5. #148481
  6. #116e6c
  7. #0d5856
  8. #0a4241
  9. #072c2b
  10. #031616
  11. #000000

Tints

#21dcd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21dcd7
  2. #37e0db
  3. #4de3df
  4. #64e7e3
  5. #7aeae7
  6. #90eeeb
  7. #a6f1ef
  8. #bcf5f3
  9. #d3f8f7
  10. #e9fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21dcd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21dcd7
  2. #2bd3ce
  3. #34cac6
  4. #3ec0bd
  5. #47b7b4
  6. #51aeac
  7. #5aa5a3
  8. #649c9a
  9. #6d9291
  10. #778989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fcfcd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ced0d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5d5d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92cbd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21dcd7 {
  color: #21dcd7;
}
Background
.bg-21dcd7 {
  background-color: #21dcd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21dcd7 {
  border: 2px solid #21dcd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21dcd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 220 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21dcd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21dcd7, #2183dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21dcd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 220 215 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.99 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.12 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.77 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.17 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.25 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.79 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.79 #de2328 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#21dcd7  rgb(33, 220, 215)  hsl(178, 74%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc2126  rgb(220, 33, 38)  hsl(358, 74%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#d721dc  rgb(215, 33, 220)  hsl(298, 74%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd721  rgb(220, 215, 33)  hsl(58, 74%, 50%)  Dandelion