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#21DF99

#21df99 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#21df99 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 87.45% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.39% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 157.89°, with 74.8% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.554

Complementary

  1. #21df99
  2. #df2167

Split complementary

  1. #21df99
  2. #df21c6
  3. #df3a21

Analogous

  1. #21df3a
  2. #21df99
  3. #21c6df

Triadic

  1. #21df99
  2. #9921df
  3. #df9921

Tetradic

  1. #21df99
  2. #2167df
  3. #df2167
  4. #df9921

Square

  1. #21df99
  2. #3a21df
  3. #df2167
  4. #c6df21

Monochromatic

  1. #0d5a3e
  2. #179d6b
  3. #21df99
  4. #64e9b8
  5. #a7f2d6

Shades

#21df99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21df99
  2. #1ec98a
  3. #1ab27a
  4. #179c6b
  5. #14865c
  6. #11704d
  7. #0d593d
  8. #0a432e
  9. #072d1f
  10. #03160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#21df99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21df99
  2. #37e2a3
  3. #4de5ad
  4. #64e9b8
  5. #7aecc2
  6. #90efcc
  7. #a6f2d6
  8. #bcf5e0
  9. #d3f9eb
  10. #e9fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21df99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21df99
  2. #2bd697
  3. #34cc94
  4. #3ec392
  5. #47b98f
  6. #51b08d
  7. #5aa68a
  8. #649d88
  9. #6d9385
  10. #778a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dd0b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dccd95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7be9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00decc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0d596 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fcc9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dfba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21df99 {
  color: #21df99;
}
Background
.bg-21df99 {
  background-color: #21df99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21df99 {
  border: 2px solid #21df99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21df99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 223 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 158 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21df99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21df99, #21c6df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21df99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 223 153 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 5.73 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.73 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.10 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.66 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.19 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 10.05 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 10.29 #de2066 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#21df99  rgb(33, 223, 153)  hsl(158, 75%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#df2167  rgb(223, 33, 103)  hsl(338, 75%, 50%)  Razzmatazz
#9921df  rgb(153, 33, 223)  hsl(278, 75%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#df9921  rgb(223, 153, 33)  hsl(38, 75%, 50%)  Gamboge