#33A4A6#33A4A6
#33A4A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.098 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A4A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 164, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 53%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 69%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.3%, 1.2%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.66, -29.99, -10.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.66, 31.68, 198.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.82% -0.0941 -0.0283) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.82% 0.098 196.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5206, 30.0054, 40.7264) |
| Luminance | 0.3001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.04
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.17
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.65
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.97
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.06
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A4A6 #A63533
analogous
#33A66E #33A4A6 #336BA6
triadic
#33A4A6 #A633A4 #A4A633
tetradic
#33A4A6 #6E33A6 #A63533 #6BA633
square
#33A4A6 #6E33A6 #A63533 #6BA633
split-complementary
#33A4A6 #A6336B #A66E33
monochromatic
#164748 #257677 #33A4A6 #4EC6C9 #7CD5D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#33A4A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#33A4A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A4A6
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A4A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A4A6 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999CA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8890A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a4a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 164, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.098 196.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cbfc0',
500: '#33a4a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a4a6; $custom-light: #7cbfc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a4a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 164,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.043,
"s": 52.995,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65819,
"c": 0.09825,
"h": 196.8
},
"luminance": 0.30008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A4A6
secondary
#C07675
accent
#4E4BDC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181