#219B9E#219B9E
#219B9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.100 H 197.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #219B9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 155, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.1%, 1.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.26, -30.22, -10.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.26, 32.09, 199.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.88% -0.0954 -0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.88% 0.1 197.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5173, 26.2323, 36.4285) |
| Luminance | 0.2624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.15
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.39
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.43
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#219B9E #9E2421
analogous
#219E63 #219B9E #215D9E
triadic
#219B9E #9E219B #9B9E21
tetradic
#219B9E #63219E #9E2421 #5D9E21
square
#219B9E #63219E #9E2421 #5D9E21
split-complementary
#219B9E #9E215D #9E6321
monochromatic
#0C3839 #16696B #219B9E #2CCDD1 #5CDADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#219B9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#219B9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #219B9E
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##219B9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##219B9E | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90939E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E879F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #219b9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 155, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.100 197.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b9ba',
500: '#219b9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #219b9e; $custom-light: #74b9ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#219b9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 155,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.44,
"s": 65.445,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62876,
"c": 0.1,
"h": 197.5
},
"luminance": 0.26235
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#219B9E
secondary
#C15C59
accent
#433FE8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080