#218F99#218F99

#218F99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.094 H 204.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#218F99
RGB	rgb(33, 143, 153)
HSL	hsl(185, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(185, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 6.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.31, -25.85, -13.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.31, 29.35, 208.27°)
OKLab	oklab(59.62% -0.0855 -0.0386)
OKLCH	oklch(59.62% 0.094 204.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1969, 22.2662, 33.5750)
Luminance	0.2227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#218F99 #992B21

analogous

#219967 #218F99 #215399

triadic

#218F99 #99218F #8F9921

tetradic

#218F99 #672199 #992B21 #539921

square

#218F99 #672199 #992B21 #539921

split-complementary

#218F99 #992153 #996721

monochromatic

#0B3134 #166067 #218F99 #2CBECB #59D0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#218F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#218F99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #218F99

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##218F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##218F99	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#83899A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009592

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #218f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 143, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.094 204.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b0b7',
    500: '#218f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #218f99;
$custom-light: #72b0b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#218f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 33,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59619,
    "c": 0.09387,
    "h": 204.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#218F99

secondary

#BF5F56

accent

#4E40E8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF5F6

border

#C8CFD0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #218F99

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

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