Palettes / Colors / #21EAED

#21EAED — Vivid Teal

#21EAED is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #21EAED 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.

#21EAED 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 #ED2521; it also sits naturally between #21ED8B and #2184ED. 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 92% · Blue 93%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #21EAED

.text { color: #21EAED; }
.background { background-color: #21EAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #21EAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(33, 234, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 85%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #21EAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(33, 234, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #21EAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(33, 234, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #21EAED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED2521:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #21EAED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #21EAED

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 #21EAED 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 #21EAED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #21EAED?

#21EAED is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 33, 234, 237). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #21EAED?

#21EAED is RGB 33, 234, 237 — HSL 181°, 85%, 53% — CMYK 86%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #21EAED?

Its complement is #ED2521; analogous partners are #21ED8B and #2184ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #21EAED for text?

Black text on #21EAED has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.