#33A8BC#33A8BC
#33A8BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.104 H 211.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 168, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 10.6%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.62, -25.24, -19.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.62, 31.94, 217.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.65% -0.0887 -0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.65% 0.104 211.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4411, 32.3370, 52.5207) |
| Luminance | 0.3234 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.11
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.48
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.55
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A8BC #BC4733
analogous
#33BC8C #33A8BC #3364BC
triadic
#33A8BC #BC33A8 #A8BC33
tetradic
#33A8BC #8C33BC #BC4733 #64BC33
square
#33A8BC #8C33BC #BC4733 #64BC33
split-complementary
#33A8BC #BC3364 #BC8C33
monochromatic
#19525C #267D8C #33A8BC #5AC1D2 #8AD3DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#33A8BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#33A8BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A8BC
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A8BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A8BC | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A2BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8594BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a8bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 168, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.104 211.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc2d0',
500: '#33a8bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a8bc; $custom-light: #7fc2d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a8bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 168,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.759,
"s": 57.322,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67649,
"c": 0.10413,
"h": 211.6
},
"luminance": 0.3234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A8BC
secondary
#C98C81
accent
#5E47E1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0B1214
muted
#7C8182