#33A5AD#33A5AD
#33A5AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.099 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A5AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 165, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 54%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 71%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 4.6%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.19, -28.38, -13.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.19, 31.36, 205.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.33% -0.092 -0.037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.33% 0.099 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3599, 30.6286, 44.2605) |
| Luminance | 0.3063 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.95
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.35
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.36
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A5AD #AD3B33
analogous
#33AD78 #33A5AD #3368AD
triadic
#33A5AD #AD33A5 #A5AD33
tetradic
#33A5AD #7833AD #AD3B33 #68AD33
square
#33A5AD #7833AD #AD3B33 #68AD33
split-complementary
#33A5AD #AD3368 #AD7833
monochromatic
#174B4E #25787E #33A5AD #51C4CC #81D4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#33A5AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.13
#33A5AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A5AD
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A5AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A5AD | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.13 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989EAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8791AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a5ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 165, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.099 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc0c5',
500: '#33a5ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a5ad; $custom-light: #7dc0c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a5ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 165,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.934,
"s": 54.464,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66326,
"c": 0.0992,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.30631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A5AD
secondary
#C37E79
accent
#544ADE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181