#33AE9C#33AE9C
#33AE9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.109 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33AE9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 174, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 55%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 71%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 0%, 10.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.46, -37.52, -0.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.46, 37.52, 180.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68% -0.109 -0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68% 0.109 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4991, 33.3736, 36.7020) |
| Luminance | 0.3338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.95
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.25
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.50
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.60
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33AE9C #AE3345
analogous
#33AE5F #33AE9C #3383AE
triadic
#33AE9C #9C33AE #AE9C33
tetradic
#33AE9C #5F33AE #AE3345 #83AE33
square
#33AE9C #5F33AE #AE3345 #83AE33
split-complementary
#33AE9C #AE3383 #AE5F33
monochromatic
#174F47 #257F72 #33AE9C #52CCBA #81DACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#33AE9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#33AE9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33AE9C
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33AE9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33AE9C | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A49B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33ae9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 174, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.109 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc7b9',
500: '#33ae9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33ae9c; $custom-light: #7cc7b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33ae9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 174,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.22,
"s": 54.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68,
"c": 0.10899,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.33376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33AE9C
secondary
#C37984
accent
#4A5FDE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280