#33A5A5#33A5A5
#33A5A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.099 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A5A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 165, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 53%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 69%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 0%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.94, -30.77, -9.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.94, 32.12, 196.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.03% -0.0955 -0.0256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.03% 0.099 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6088, 30.3282, 40.3051) |
| Luminance | 0.3033 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.90
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.51
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A5A5 #A53333
analogous
#33A56C #33A5A5 #336CA5
triadic
#33A5A5 #A533A5 #A5A533
tetradic
#33A5A5 #6C33A5 #A53333 #6CA533
square
#33A5A5 #6C33A5 #A53333 #6CA533
split-complementary
#33A5A5 #A5336C #A56C33
monochromatic
#164848 #257676 #33A5A5 #4DC8C8 #7CD6D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#33A5A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#33A5A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A5A5
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A5A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A5A5 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9DA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8990A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a5a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 165, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.099 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc0bf',
500: '#33a5a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a5a5; $custom-light: #7cc0bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a5a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 165,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 52.778,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66034,
"c": 0.09893,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.30331
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A5A5
secondary
#BF7575
accent
#4C4CDC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181