#218596#218596

#218596 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.090 H 211.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#218596
RGB	rgb(33, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(189, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.03, -21.67, -17.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.03, 27.62, 218.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.94% -0.0767 -0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(56.94% 0.09 211.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5174, 19.2986, 31.8081)
Luminance	0.1930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#218596 #963221

analogous

#21966C #218596 #214A96

triadic

#218596 #962185 #859621

tetradic

#218596 #6C2196 #963221 #4A9621

square

#218596 #6C2196 #963221 #4A9621

split-complementary

#218596 #96214A #966C21

monochromatic

#0B2C32 #165964 #218596 #2CB1C8 #57C7DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#218596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#218596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #218596

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##218596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##218596	1.00	4.32	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #218596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.090 211.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a8b4',
    500: '#218596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #218596;
$custom-light: #71a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#218596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.718,
    "s": 63.934,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56937,
    "c": 0.09035,
    "h": 211.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#218596

secondary

#BE6455

accent

#5941E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #218596

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

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