#218E73#218E73
#218E73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.104 H 171.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #218E73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 142, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 62%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 77%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 0%, 19%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.85, -36.56, 5.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.85, 37.03, 170.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.05% -0.1026 0.015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.05% 0.104 171.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3931, 20.9055, 19.5456) |
| Luminance | 0.2091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 4.44
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.39
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 5.55
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.62
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.05
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#218E73 #8E213C
analogous
#218E3D #218E73 #21738E
triadic
#218E73 #73218E #8E7321
tetradic
#218E73 #3D218E #8E213C #738E21
square
#218E73 #3D218E #8E213C #738E21
split-complementary
#218E73 #8E2173 #8E3D21
monochromatic
#0A2B23 #155C4B #218E73 #2DC09B #52D7B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#218E73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#218E73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #218E73
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##218E73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##218E73 | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#898472
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7A75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #218e73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 142, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.104 171.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fb09b',
500: '#218e73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #218e73; $custom-light: #6fb09b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#218e73",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 142,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.138,
"s": 62.286,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58049,
"c": 0.10364,
"h": 171.7
},
"luminance": 0.20907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#218E73
secondary
#BA506B
accent
#426BE5
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF5F2
border
#C8CFCC
text
#08100E
muted
#7B7F7E