#33B3AD#33B3AD
#33B3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.108 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 179, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 72%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 3.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.49, -35.09, -6.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.49, 35.76, 191.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.81% -0.1063 -0.0193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.81% 0.108 190.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0247, 35.9582, 45.1488) |
| Luminance | 0.3596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.23
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.20
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.38
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.68
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.84
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B3AD #B33339
analogous
#33B36D #33B3AD #3379B3
triadic
#33B3AD #AD33B3 #B3AD33
tetradic
#33B3AD #6D33B3 #B33339 #79B333
square
#33B3AD #6D33B3 #B33339 #79B333
split-complementary
#33B3AD #B33379 #B36D33
monochromatic
#185451 #25837F #33B3AD #55CEC9 #84DCD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#33B3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#33B3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B3AD
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B3AD | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AAAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969CAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 179, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.108 190.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ecac5',
500: '#33b3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b3ad; $custom-light: #7ecac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 179,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.188,
"s": 55.652,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6981,
"c": 0.10802,
"h": 190.3
},
"luminance": 0.35961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B3AD
secondary
#C67C80
accent
#4950DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281