#33A4A5#33A4A5
#33A4A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.098 H 195.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A4A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 164, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 53%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 69%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 0.6%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.63, -30.28, -9.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.63, 31.80, 197.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.78% -0.0945 -0.0269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.78% 0.098 195.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4292, 29.9689, 40.2452) |
| Luminance | 0.2997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.76
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.38
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.71
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.31
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A4A5 #A53433
analogous
#33A56D #33A4A5 #336BA5
triadic
#33A4A5 #A533A4 #A4A533
tetradic
#33A4A5 #6D33A5 #A53433 #6BA533
square
#33A4A5 #6D33A5 #A53433 #6BA533
split-complementary
#33A4A5 #A5336B #A56D33
monochromatic
#164748 #257676 #33A4A5 #4DC7C8 #7CD6D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#33A4A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#33A4A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #33A4A5
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A4A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A4A5 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999CA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888FA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a4a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 164, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.098 195.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cbfbf',
500: '#33a4a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a4a5; $custom-light: #7cbfbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a4a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 164,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.526,
"s": 52.778,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65783,
"c": 0.09828,
"h": 195.9
},
"luminance": 0.29971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A4A5
secondary
#BF7575
accent
#4D4CDC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181