#218981#218981
#218981 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.091 H 187.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #218981 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 137, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 61%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 76%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 0%, 5.8%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.61, -30.32, -4.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.61, 30.59, 187.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.17% -0.0904 -0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.17% 0.091 187.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5334, 19.7980, 23.8728) |
| Luminance | 0.1980 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 1.89
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.38
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.93
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.08
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 4.65
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#218981 #892129
analogous
#21894D #218981 #215D89
triadic
#218981 #812189 #898121
tetradic
#218981 #4D2189 #892129 #5D8921
square
#218981 #4D2189 #892129 #5D8921
split-complementary
#218981 #89215D #894D21
monochromatic
#092624 #155853 #218981 #2DBAAF #50D5CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#218981 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#218981 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #218981
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##218981 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##218981 | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#818181
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#737782
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #218981; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 137, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.091 187.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6faca5',
500: '#218981',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #218981; $custom-light: #6faca5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#218981",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 137,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.385,
"s": 61.176,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57167,
"c": 0.09115,
"h": 187.2
},
"luminance": 0.198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#218981
secondary
#B84E56
accent
#4450E4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#08100F
muted
#7B7F7F