#33B2B8#33B2B8
#33B2B8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.107 H 199.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B2B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 178, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 72%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 3.3%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.52, -31.40, -12.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.52, 33.97, 202.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.1004 -0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.107 199.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9335, 36.0022, 50.9204) |
| Luminance | 0.3600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.26
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.48
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.55
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B2B8 #B83933
analogous
#33B87B #33B2B8 #336FB8
triadic
#33B2B8 #B833B2 #B2B833
tetradic
#33B2B8 #7B33B8 #B83933 #6FB833
square
#33B2B8 #7B33B8 #B83933 #6FB833
split-complementary
#33B2B8 #B8336F #B87B33
monochromatic
#185558 #268488 #33B2B8 #58CBD1 #88DADE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#33B2B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#33B2B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B2B8
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B2B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B2B8 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5AAB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929CB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b2b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 178, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.107 199.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc9cd',
500: '#33b2b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b2b8; $custom-light: #7fc9cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b2b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 178,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.707,
"s": 56.596,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69949,
"c": 0.10667,
"h": 199.7
},
"luminance": 0.36005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B2B8
secondary
#C8827F
accent
#4F48E0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282