#33A8B5#33A8B5
#33A8B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.102 H 205.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A8B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 168, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 7.2%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.38, -27.42, -16.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.38, 31.76, 210.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.37% -0.0916 -0.0445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.37% 0.102 205.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7047, 32.0425, 48.6426) |
| Luminance | 0.3205 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.18
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.09
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.73
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.97
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A8B5 #B54033
analogous
#33B581 #33A8B5 #3367B5
triadic
#33A8B5 #B533A8 #A8B533
tetradic
#33A8B5 #8133B5 #B54033 #67B533
square
#33A8B5 #8133B5 #B54033 #67B533
split-complementary
#33A8B5 #B53367 #B58133
monochromatic
#184F56 #267C85 #33A8B5 #56C3CF #86D4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#33A8B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#33A8B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A8B5
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A8B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A8B5 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA1B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8794B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a8b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 168, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.102 205.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec2cb',
500: '#33a8b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a8b5; $custom-light: #7ec2cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a8b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 168,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186,
"s": 56.034,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67373,
"c": 0.1019,
"h": 205.9
},
"luminance": 0.32045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A8B5
secondary
#C6857D
accent
#5848DF
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182