#218A91#218A91
#218A91 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.090 H 201.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #218A91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 138, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 63%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 77%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.2%, 4.8%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.45, -25.88, -12.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.45, 28.56, 205.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.02% -0.084 -0.0336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.02% 0.09 201.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8242, 20.5428, 29.9664) |
| Luminance | 0.2054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.68
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.44
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.91
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.22
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.04
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#218A91 #912821
analogous
#219160 #218A91 #215291
triadic
#218A91 #91218A #8A9121
tetradic
#218A91 #602191 #912821 #529121
square
#218A91 #602191 #912821 #529121
split-complementary
#218A91 #912152 #916021
monochromatic
#0A2B2D #165B5F #218A91 #2CB9C3 #54D0D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#218A91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#218A91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #218A91
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##218A91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##218A91 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F8492
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F7891
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00908C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #218a91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 138, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.090 201.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71acb1',
500: '#218a91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #218a91; $custom-light: #71acb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#218a91",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 138,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.75,
"s": 62.921,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58018,
"c": 0.09049,
"h": 201.8
},
"luminance": 0.20545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#218A91
secondary
#BC5952
accent
#4C42E6
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F5
border
#C8CECF
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F