#218688#218688
#218688 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.088 H 197.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #218688 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 134, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 61%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 76%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.7%, 1.5%, 0%, 46.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.86, -26.71, -9.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.86, 28.26, 199.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.63% -0.084 -0.0256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.63% 0.088 197) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5942, 19.1495, 26.2675) |
| Luminance | 0.1915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 1.13
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.30
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 2.89
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.28
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 4.98
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#218688 #882321
analogous
#218856 #218688 #215288
triadic
#218688 #882186 #868821
tetradic
#218688 #562188 #882321 #528821
square
#218688 #562188 #882321 #528821
split-complementary
#218688 #882152 #885621
monochromatic
#092525 #155557 #218688 #2DB7B9 #4FD2D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.35
#218688 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.83
#218688 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #218688
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##218688 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##218688 | 1.00 | 4.35 | 4.83 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7F88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E7489
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008B86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #218688; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 134, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.088 197.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fa9aa',
500: '#218688',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #218688; $custom-light: #6fa9aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#218688",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 134,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.165,
"s": 60.947,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56634,
"c": 0.08782,
"h": 197
},
"luminance": 0.19151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#218688
secondary
#B84F4D
accent
#4744E4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#081010
muted
#7B7F7F