#33979B#33979B

#33979B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.090 H 198.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#33979B
RGB	rgb(51, 151, 155)
HSL	hsl(182, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(182, 67%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.27, -26.87, -10.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.27, 28.86, 201.43°)
OKLab	oklab(62.15% -0.0853 -0.0292)
OKLCH	oklch(62.15% 0.09 198.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3456, 25.2015, 34.9015)
Luminance	0.2520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#33979B #9B3733

analogous

#339B6B #33979B #33639B

triadic

#33979B #9B3397 #979B33

tetradic

#33979B #6B339B #9B3733 #639B33

square

#33979B #6B339B #9B3733 #639B33

split-complementary

#33979B #9B3363 #9B6B33

monochromatic

#153D3F #246A6D #33979B #48BEC3 #76CFD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.48

#33979B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.04

#33979B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #33979B

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##33979B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##33979B	1.00	3.48	6.04	6.04
#FFFFFF	3.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C909B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D859C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #33979b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 151, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.090 198.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b6b8',
    500: '#33979b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #33979b;
$custom-light: #79b6b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#33979b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.308,
    "s": 50.485,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62149,
    "c": 0.0902,
    "h": 198.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#33979B

secondary

#BA726F

accent

#534EDA

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #33979B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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