What color is #218BA0?

#218BA0 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Waikiki?

The RGB value is 33, 139, 160: 33 red, 139 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Waikiki?

The complementary color is #A03621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #218BA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Waikiki color: hex code #218BA0

#218BA0 rgb(33, 139, 160)

Shades of teal

Waikiki has the hex code #218BA0. It is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 54.5% green and 62.7% blue (33, 139, 160).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 66% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

Waikiki (#218BA0) color codes

HEX	`#218BA0`
RGB	`rgb(33, 139, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 54.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 66%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 79%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 13%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, -21.48, -19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 28.99, 222.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.202, 21.325, 36.513)`
Decimal	`2198432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Waikiki, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #218BA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#218BA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #218BA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #218ba0; }
.text { color: #218ba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #218ba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 139 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #218ba0, #214ba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

See #218BA0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #218BA0?: #218BA0 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Waikiki?: The RGB value is 33, 139, 160: 33 red, 139 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Waikiki?: The complementary color is #A03621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #218BA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.