#33B0C4#33B0C4
#33B0C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.109 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B0C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 176, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 10.2%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.32, -26.75, -19.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.32, 33.35, 216.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.92% -0.0934 -0.0554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.92% 0.109 210.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8501, 35.7368, 57.6966) |
| Luminance | 0.3574 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.65
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.58
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.35
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.43
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.55
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B0C4 #C44733
analogous
#33C48F #33B0C4 #3367C4
triadic
#33B0C4 #C433B0 #B0C433
tetradic
#33B0C4 #8F33C4 #C44733 #67C433
square
#33B0C4 #8F33C4 #C44733 #67C433
split-complementary
#33B0C4 #C43367 #C48F33
monochromatic
#1A5963 #268493 #33B0C4 #5FC5D5 #8FD7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#33B0C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#33B0C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B0C4
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B0C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B0C4 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FAAC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9BC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b0c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 176, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.109 210.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c8d5',
500: '#33b0c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b0c4; $custom-light: #81c8d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b0c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 176,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.276,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69918,
"c": 0.10859,
"h": 210.7
},
"luminance": 0.3574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B0C4
secondary
#CD9086
accent
#5B46E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283