#218A98#218A98

#218A98 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.092 H 208.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#218A98
RGB	rgb(33, 138, 152)
HSL	hsl(187, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(187, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.69, -23.62, -15.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.69, 28.40, 213.73°)
OKLab	oklab(58.3% -0.0809 -0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(58.3% 0.092 208.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3807, 20.7654, 32.8972)
Luminance	0.2077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#218A98 #982F21

analogous

#21986B #218A98 #214F98

triadic

#218A98 #98218A #8A9821

tetradic

#218A98 #6B2198 #982F21 #4F9821

square

#218A98 #6B2198 #982F21 #4F9821

split-complementary

#218A98 #98214F #986B21

monochromatic

#0B2F33 #165C66 #218A98 #2CB8CA #59CCDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#218A98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#218A98 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #218A98

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##218A98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##218A98	1.00	4.07	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00918E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #218a98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 138, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.092 208.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71acb6',
    500: '#218a98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #218a98;
$custom-light: #71acb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#218a98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.059,
    "s": 64.324,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58299,
    "c": 0.09207,
    "h": 208.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#218A98

secondary

#BF6256

accent

#5440E7

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #218A98

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

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