What color is #219A94?

#219A94 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #219A94?

The RGB value is 33, 154, 148: 33 red, 154 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #219A94?

The complementary color is #9A2127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #219A94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#219A94 color

#219A94 rgb(33, 154, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #219A94 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.9% red, 60.4% green and 58% blue (33, 154, 148).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 65% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#219A94 color codes

HEX	`#219A94`
RGB	`rgb(33, 154, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.9%, 60.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 65%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 79%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, -32.77, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 33.33, 190.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.526, 25.57, 32.023)`
Decimal	`2202260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #219A94, 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 #219A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#219A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #219A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #219a94; }
.text { color: #219a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #219a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(33 154 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #219a94, #21639a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #219A94?: #219A94 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #219A94?: The RGB value is 33, 154, 148: 33 red, 154 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #219A94?: The complementary color is #9A2127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #219A94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.