#33B1B5#33B1B5
#33B1B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.106 H 198.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B1B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 177, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 2.2%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.12, -31.81, -11.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.12, 33.97, 200.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.59% -0.1007 -0.0331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.59% 0.106 198.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4241, 35.4813, 49.2157) |
| Luminance | 0.3548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.76
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.13
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.65
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.29
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B1B5 #B53733
analogous
#33B578 #33B1B5 #3370B5
triadic
#33B1B5 #B533B1 #B1B533
tetradic
#33B1B5 #7833B5 #B53733 #70B533
square
#33B1B5 #7833B5 #B53733 #70B533
split-complementary
#33B1B5 #B53370 #B57833
monochromatic
#185456 #268285 #33B1B5 #56CCCF #86DADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#33B1B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#33B1B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B1B5
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B1B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B1B5 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A9B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919BB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b1b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 177, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.106 198.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc9cb',
500: '#33b1b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b1b5; $custom-light: #7fc9cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b1b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 177,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.846,
"s": 56.034,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69594,
"c": 0.10599,
"h": 198.2
},
"luminance": 0.35484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B1B5
secondary
#C6807D
accent
#4D48DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282