#33A8A6#33A8A6
#33A8A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.101 H 193.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A8A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 168, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 53%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 70%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 0%, 1.2%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.89, -31.92, -8.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.89, 32.99, 194.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.82% -0.0982 -0.0233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.82% 0.101 193.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2477, 31.4597, 40.9688) |
| Luminance | 0.3146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.74
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.18
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.43
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.47
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A8A6 #A83335
analogous
#33A86B #33A8A6 #3370A8
triadic
#33A8A6 #A633A8 #A8A633
tetradic
#33A8A6 #6B33A8 #A83335 #70A833
square
#33A8A6 #6B33A8 #A83335 #70A833
split-complementary
#33A8A6 #A83370 #A86B33
monochromatic
#164A49 #257978 #33A8A6 #4FC9C7 #7ED8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#33A8A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.29
#33A8A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A8A6
7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A8A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A8A6 | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.29 | 7.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA0A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C93A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a8a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 168, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.101 193.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc2c0',
500: '#33a8a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a8a6; $custom-light: #7cc2c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a8a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 168,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.974,
"s": 53.425,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66821,
"c": 0.10092,
"h": 193.3
},
"luminance": 0.31462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A8A6
secondary
#C17677
accent
#4B4DDD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181