#33A9C5#33A9C5
#33A9C5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.108 H 217.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A9C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 169, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 59%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 14.2%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.25, -22.88, -23.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.25, 32.89, 225.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.26% -0.0861 -0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.26% 0.108 217.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6270, 33.1079, 57.8523) |
| Luminance | 0.3311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.77
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.59
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.61
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.75
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A9C5 #C54F33
analogous
#33C598 #33A9C5 #3360C5
triadic
#33A9C5 #C533A9 #A9C533
tetradic
#33A9C5 #9833C5 #C54F33 #60C533
square
#33A9C5 #9833C5 #C54F33 #60C533
split-complementary
#33A9C5 #C53360 #C59833
monochromatic
#1A5664 #267F94 #33A9C5 #5FBFD6 #90D3E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#33A9C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#33A9C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A9C5
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A9C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A9C5 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A4C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8395C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a9c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 169, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.108 217.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c2d6',
500: '#33a9c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a9c5; $custom-light: #80c2d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a9c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 169,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.507,
"s": 58.871,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68263,
"c": 0.10847,
"h": 217.5
},
"luminance": 0.33111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A9C5
secondary
#CD9487
accent
#6446E2
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183