#218EA0#218EA0

#218EA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.096 H 211.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#218EA0
RGB	rgb(33, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 66%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(189, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.24, -23.05, -18.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.24, 29.26, 218.02°)
OKLab	oklab(59.65% -0.0815 -0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(59.65% 0.096 211.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.6426, 22.2053, 36.6598)
Luminance	0.2221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#218EA0 #A03321

analogous

#21A072 #218EA0 #214EA0

triadic

#218EA0 #A0218E #8EA021

tetradic

#218EA0 #7221A0 #A03321 #4EA021

square

#218EA0 #7221A0 #A03321 #4EA021

split-complementary

#218EA0 #A0214E #A07221

monochromatic

#0C343B #17616D #218EA0 #2BBBD3 #5ECCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#218EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#218EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #218EA0

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##218EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##218EA0	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #218ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.096 211.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73afbc',
    500: '#218ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #218ea0;
$custom-light: #73afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#218ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.504,
    "s": 65.803,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5965,
    "c": 0.09576,
    "h": 211.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#218EA0

secondary

#C2695B

accent

#573FE9

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #218EA0

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

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