What color is #218A87?

#218A87 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #218A87?

The RGB value is 33, 138, 135: 33 red, 138 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #218A87?

The complementary color is #8A2124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #218A87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#218A87 color

#218A87 rgb(33, 138, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #218A87 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 54.1% green and 52.9% blue (33, 138, 135).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 61% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#218A87 color codes

HEX	`#218A87`
RGB	`rgb(33, 138, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 54.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 61%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 76%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.12, -29, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.12, 29.78, 193.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.087, 20.248, 26.083)`
Decimal	`2198151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #218A87, 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 #218A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#218A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #218A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #218a87; }
.text { color: #218a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #218a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 138 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #218a87, #21598a); }

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Questions

What color is #218A87?: #218A87 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #218A87?: The RGB value is 33, 138, 135: 33 red, 138 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #218A87?: The complementary color is #8A2124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #218A87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.