#33A9C6#33A9C6
#33A9C6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.109 H 218.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33A9C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 169, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 59%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 74%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 14.6%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.29, -22.56, -24.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.29, 33.03, 226.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.31% -0.0857 -0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.31% 0.109 218.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7420, 33.1539, 58.4578) |
| Luminance | 0.3316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.06
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.43
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.86
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.46
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.47
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33A9C6 #C65033
analogous
#33C69A #33A9C6 #3360C6
triadic
#33A9C6 #C633A9 #A9C633
tetradic
#33A9C6 #9A33C6 #C65033 #60C633
square
#33A9C6 #9A33C6 #C65033 #60C633
split-complementary
#33A9C6 #C63360 #C69A33
monochromatic
#1A5665 #267F95 #33A9C6 #60BFD6 #91D2E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#33A9C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#33A9C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33A9C6
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33A9C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33A9C6 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A4C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8296C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33a9c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 169, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.109 218.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c2d7',
500: '#33a9c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33a9c6; $custom-light: #80c2d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33a9c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 169,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.837,
"s": 59.036,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68305,
"c": 0.10902,
"h": 218.2
},
"luminance": 0.33157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33A9C6
secondary
#CD9587
accent
#6446E2
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183