#33A8B8#33A8B8
#33A8B8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.103 H 208.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A8B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 168, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 72%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 8.7%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.48, -26.49, -17.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.48, 31.78, 213.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.49% -0.0904 -0.0488) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.49% 0.103 208.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0159, 32.1669, 50.2812) |
| Luminance | 0.3217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.81
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.09
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.33
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A8B8 #B84333
analogous
#33B885 #33A8B8 #3365B8
triadic
#33A8B8 #B833A8 #A8B833
tetradic
#33A8B8 #8533B8 #B84333 #65B833
square
#33A8B8 #8533B8 #B84333 #65B833
split-complementary
#33A8B8 #B83365 #B88533
monochromatic
#185058 #267C88 #33A8B8 #58C2D1 #88D3DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#33A8B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#33A8B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A8B8
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A8B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A8B8 | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A2B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8694B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a8b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 168, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.103 208.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec2cd',
500: '#33a8b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a8b8; $custom-light: #7ec2cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a8b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 168,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.218,
"s": 56.596,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6749,
"c": 0.10273,
"h": 208.4
},
"luminance": 0.3217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A8B8
secondary
#C8887F
accent
#5A48E0
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182