#33A9B9#33A9B9
#33A9B9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.103 H 208.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A9B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 169, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 72%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.82, -26.68, -17.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.82, 31.96, 213.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.77% -0.091 -0.0489) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.77% 0.103 208.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3064, 32.5797, 50.8970) |
| Luminance | 0.3258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.72
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.22
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.40
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A9B9 #B94333
analogous
#33B986 #33A9B9 #3366B9
triadic
#33A9B9 #B933A9 #A9B933
tetradic
#33A9B9 #8633B9 #B94333 #66B933
square
#33A9B9 #8633B9 #B94333 #66B933
split-complementary
#33A9B9 #B93366 #B98633
monochromatic
#195159 #267D89 #33A9B9 #58C3D1 #88D4DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#33A9B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#33A9B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A9B9
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A9B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A9B9 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8795B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a9b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 169, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.103 208.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec3ce',
500: '#33a9b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a9b9; $custom-light: #7ec3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a9b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 169,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.164,
"s": 56.78,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67775,
"c": 0.10329,
"h": 208.3
},
"luminance": 0.32583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A9B9
secondary
#C88880
accent
#5A48E0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182