Palettes / Colors / #21EDEA

#21EDEA — Vivid Teal

#21EDEA is a teal color we call Vivid 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 #21EDEA 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.

#21EDEA 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 #ED2125; it also sits naturally between #21ED84 and #218BED. 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 93% · Blue 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #21EDEA

.text { color: #21EDEA; }
.background { background-color: #21EDEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #21EDEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(33, 237, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 85%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #21EDEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(33, 237, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #21EDEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(33, 237, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #21EDEA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED2125:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #21EDEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #21EDEA

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 #21EDEA 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 #21EDEA 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

← #21EDE9  ·  #21EDEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #21EDEA?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #21EDEA?

#21EDEA is RGB 33, 237, 234 — HSL 179°, 85%, 53% — CMYK 86%, 0%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #21EDEA?

Its complement is #ED2125; analogous partners are #21ED84 and #218BED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #21EDEA for text?

Black text on #21EDEA has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.