What color is #218881?

#218881 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #218881?

The RGB value is 33, 136, 129: 33 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #218881?

The complementary color is #882128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #218881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#218881 color

#218881 rgb(33, 136, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #218881 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 53.3% green and 50.6% blue (33, 136, 129).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 61% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#218881 color codes

HEX	`#218881`
RGB	`rgb(33, 136, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 53.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 61%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 76%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, -29.84, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 30.18, 188.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.392, 19.515, 23.826)`
Decimal	`2197633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #218881, 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 #218881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#218881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #218881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #218881; }
.text { color: #218881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #218881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 136 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #218881, #215b88); }

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Questions

What color is #218881?: #218881 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #218881?: The RGB value is 33, 136, 129: 33 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #218881?: The complementary color is #882128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #218881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.