Palettes / Colors / #218DAE

#218DAE — Teal

#218DAE is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#218DAE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B04321; it also sits naturally between #21B08A and #2147B0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 13% · Green 55% · Blue 68%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #218DAE

.text { color: #218DAE; }
.background { background-color: #218DAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #218DAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(33, 141, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 68%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #218DAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(33, 141, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #218DAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(33, 141, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#218DAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#218DAE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #218DAE

Tints of #218DAE

Tones of #218DAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B04321:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #218DAE: #000000.

How #218DAE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #218DAE

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #218DAE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #218DAD  ·  #218DAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #218DAE?

#218DAE is Teal, a teal color (RGB 33, 141, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #218DAE?

#218DAE is RGB 33, 141, 174 — HSL 194°, 68%, 41% — CMYK 81%, 19%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #218DAE?

Its complement is #B04321; analogous partners are #21B08A and #2147B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #218DAE for text?

Black text on #218DAE has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.