#33B3BC#33B3BC
#33B3BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.108 H 202.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 179, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.95, -30.68, -14.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.95, 33.95, 205.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.34% -0.0997 -0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.34% 0.108 202) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5584, 36.5717, 53.2265) |
| Luminance | 0.3658 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.65
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.59
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.28
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B3BC #BC3C33
analogous
#33BC81 #33B3BC #336EBC
triadic
#33B3BC #BC33B3 #B3BC33
tetradic
#33B3BC #8133BC #BC3C33 #6EBC33
square
#33B3BC #8133BC #BC3C33 #6EBC33
split-complementary
#33B3BC #BC336E #BC8133
monochromatic
#19575C #26858C #33B3BC #5ACAD2 #8ADADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#33B3BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#33B3BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B3BC
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B3BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B3BC | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ABBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929DBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b3bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 179, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.108 202.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80cad0',
500: '#33b3bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b3bc; $custom-light: #80cad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b3bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 179,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.942,
"s": 57.322,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70343,
"c": 0.10753,
"h": 202
},
"luminance": 0.36575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B3BC
secondary
#C98681
accent
#5147E1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282