#33A9B5#33A9B5
#33A9B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.102 H 205.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A9B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 169, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 6.6%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.68, -27.91, -15.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.68, 31.96, 209.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.62% -0.0927 -0.0432) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.62% 0.102 205) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8900, 32.4131, 48.7044) |
| Luminance | 0.3242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.10
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.26
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.48
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A9B5 #B53F33
analogous
#33B580 #33A9B5 #3368B5
triadic
#33A9B5 #B533A9 #A9B533
tetradic
#33A9B5 #8033B5 #B53F33 #68B533
square
#33A9B5 #8033B5 #B53F33 #68B533
split-complementary
#33A9B5 #B53368 #B58033
monochromatic
#185056 #267C85 #33A9B5 #56C4CF #86D5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#33A9B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#33A9B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A9B5
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A9B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A9B5 | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA2B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8994B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a9b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 169, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.102 205.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec3cb',
500: '#33a9b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a9b5; $custom-light: #7ec3cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a9b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 169,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.538,
"s": 56.034,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6762,
"c": 0.10226,
"h": 205
},
"luminance": 0.32416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A9B5
secondary
#C6847D
accent
#5648DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182