Palettes / Colors / #21DED1

#21DED1 — Teal

#21DED1 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #21DED1 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#21DED1 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DE212E; it also sits naturally between #21DE73 and #218CDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 13% · Green 87% · Blue 82%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #21DED1

.text { color: #21DED1; }
.background { background-color: #21DED1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #21DED1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(33, 222, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 74%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #21DED1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(33, 222, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #21DED1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(33, 222, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#21DED1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#21DED1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #21DED1

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Tones of #21DED1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE212E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #21DED1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #21DED1

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #21DED1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #21DED1 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #21DED0  ·  #21DED2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #21DED1?

#21DED1 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 33, 222, 209). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #21DED1?

#21DED1 is RGB 33, 222, 209 — HSL 176°, 74%, 50% — CMYK 85%, 0%, 6%, 13%.

What colors go with #21DED1?

Its complement is #DE212E; analogous partners are #21DE73 and #218CDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #21DED1 for text?

Black text on #21DED1 has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.