#218CA0#218CA0

#218CA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.096 H 213.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#218CA0
RGB	rgb(33, 140, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 66%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(189, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 12.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.62, -22.01, -18.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.62, 29.06, 220.78°)
OKLab	oklab(59.14% -0.0795 -0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(59.14% 0.096 213.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.3477, 21.6155, 36.5615)
Luminance	0.2162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#218CA0 #A03521

analogous

#21A074 #218CA0 #214CA0

triadic

#218CA0 #A0218C #8CA021

tetradic

#218CA0 #7421A0 #A03521 #4CA021

square

#218CA0 #7421A0 #A03521 #4CA021

split-complementary

#218CA0 #A0214C #A07421

monochromatic

#0C333B #17606D #218CA0 #2BB8D3 #5ECADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#218CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#218CA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #218CA0

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##218CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##218CA0	1.00	3.94	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D87A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #218ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 140, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.096 213.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aebc',
    500: '#218ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #218ca0;
$custom-light: #73aebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#218ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.449,
    "s": 65.803,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59144,
    "c": 0.09554,
    "h": 213.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#218CA0

secondary

#C26B5B

accent

#5A3FE9

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #218CA0

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

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