#33AE9F#33AE9F
#33AE9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.108 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33AE9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 174, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 55%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 71%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 0%, 8.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.54, -36.70, -2.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.54, 36.76, 183.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.1% -0.1076 -0.006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.1% 0.108 183.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7563, 33.4765, 38.0564) |
| Luminance | 0.3348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.00
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.11
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.24
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.81
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33AE9F #AE3342
analogous
#33AE62 #33AE9F #3380AE
triadic
#33AE9F #9F33AE #AE9F33
tetradic
#33AE9F #6233AE #AE3342 #80AE33
square
#33AE9F #6233AE #AE3342 #80AE33
split-complementary
#33AE9F #AE3380 #AE6233
monochromatic
#174F49 #257F74 #33AE9F #52CCBD #81DACF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#33AE9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#33AE9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33AE9F
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33AE9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33AE9F | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A49E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9497A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33ae9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 174, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.108 183.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc7bb',
500: '#33ae9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33ae9f; $custom-light: #7dc7bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33ae9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 174,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.683,
"s": 54.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68095,
"c": 0.10774,
"h": 183.2
},
"luminance": 0.33479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33AE9F
secondary
#C37982
accent
#4A5CDE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280