#33A9BB#33A9BB
#33A9BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.104 H 209.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A9BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 169, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 73%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.89, -26.06, -18.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.89, 32.02, 215.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.85% -0.0901 -0.0518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.85% 0.104 209.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5190, 32.6647, 52.0168) |
| Luminance | 0.3267 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.64
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.15
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.43
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.86
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A9BB #BB4533
analogous
#33BB89 #33A9BB #3365BB
triadic
#33A9BB #BB33A9 #A9BB33
tetradic
#33A9BB #8933BB #BB4533 #65BB33
square
#33A9BB #8933BB #BB4533 #65BB33
split-complementary
#33A9BB #BB3365 #BB8933
monochromatic
#19525B #267E8B #33A9BB #59C2D2 #89D4DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#33A9BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#33A9BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A9BB
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A9BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A9BB | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8795BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a9bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 169, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.104 209.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc3cf',
500: '#33a9bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a9bb; $custom-light: #7fc3cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a9bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 169,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.941,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67854,
"c": 0.10395,
"h": 209.9
},
"luminance": 0.32668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A9BB
secondary
#C98A81
accent
#5C47E0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182