Information about #21B9C6 color

#21B9C6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#21B9C6 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(33, 185, 198) — 12.9% red, 72.5% green, 77.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 65 / 5 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively cyan, #21B9C6 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Ball Blue (#21ABCD). Slightly further away sit Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9) and Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF).

In RGB terms — rgb(33, 185, 198) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #21B9C6: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #21B9C6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#21B9C6 color variations

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#21B9C6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #21B9C6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ball Blue color link
Ball Blue

#21ABCD

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

COMS Blue color link
COMS Blue

#21BDE5

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Summer Sky color link
Summer Sky

#38B0DE

#21B9C6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#21B9C6
  • RGB33, 185, 198
  • CMYK65, 5, 0, 22
  • HSL185°, 71%, 45%
  • HSL Precise184.727°, 71.429%, 45.294%
  • HSV185°, 83%, 78%
  • HSB185°, 83%, 78%
  • HEX ID21B9C6
  • DECIMAL ID2210246
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
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