#33B0BC#33B0BC
#33B0BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.106 H 204.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 176, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.05, -29.22, -15.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.05, 33.26, 208.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.61% -0.0967 -0.0442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.61% 0.106 204.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9637, 35.3822, 53.0283) |
| Luminance | 0.3538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.81
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B0BC #BC3F33
analogous
#33BC83 #33B0BC #336CBC
triadic
#33B0BC #BC33B0 #B0BC33
tetradic
#33B0BC #8333BC #BC3F33 #6CBC33
square
#33B0BC #8333BC #BC3F33 #6CBC33
split-complementary
#33B0BC #BC336C #BC8333
monochromatic
#19565C #26838C #33B0BC #5AC8D2 #8AD8DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#33B0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#33B0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B0BC
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B0BC | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A9BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 176, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.106 204.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c8d0',
500: '#33b0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b0bc; $custom-light: #80c8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 176,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.255,
"s": 57.322,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69607,
"c": 0.10631,
"h": 204.5
},
"luminance": 0.35385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B0BC
secondary
#C98881
accent
#5547E1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282