#218485#218485

#218485 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.087 H 196.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#218485
RGB	rgb(33, 132, 133)
HSL	hsl(181, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(181, 75%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 0.8%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.12, -26.65, -8.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.12, 28.00, 197.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56% -0.0833 -0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.087 196)
XYZ	xyz(13.1102, 18.5177, 25.0691)
Luminance	0.1852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#218485 #852221

analogous

#218554 #218485 #215285

triadic

#218485 #852184 #848521

tetradic

#218485 #542185 #852221 #528521

square

#218485 #542185 #852221 #528521

split-complementary

#218485 #852152 #855421

monochromatic

#092323 #155354 #218485 #2DB5B6 #4DD2D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#218485 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#218485 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #218485

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##218485	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##218485	1.00	4.46	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7D85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7386

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #218485;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 132, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.087 196.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea8a8',
    500: '#218485',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #218485;
$custom-light: #6ea8a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#218485",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.6,
    "s": 60.241,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55998,
    "c": 0.08663,
    "h": 196
  },
  "luminance": 0.18519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#218485

secondary

#B64D4C

accent

#4644E3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #218485

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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