#33B4B6#33B4B6
#33B4B6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.108 H 196.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B4B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 180, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 56%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 1.1%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.07, -32.95, -11.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.07, 34.75, 198.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.37% -0.1033 -0.0307) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.37% 0.108 196.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1262, 36.7206, 49.9577) |
| Luminance | 0.3672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.05
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.64
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.96
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.85
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.93
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B4B6 #B63533
analogous
#33B676 #33B4B6 #3372B6
triadic
#33B4B6 #B633B4 #B4B633
tetradic
#33B4B6 #7633B6 #B63533 #72B633
square
#33B4B6 #7633B6 #B63533 #72B633
split-complementary
#33B4B6 #B63372 #B67633
monochromatic
#185556 #268586 #33B4B6 #56CED0 #86DCDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#33B4B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#33B4B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B4B6
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B4B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B4B6 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8ABB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949DB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b4b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 180, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.108 196.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fcbcb',
500: '#33b4b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b4b6; $custom-light: #7fcbcb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b4b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 180,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.916,
"s": 56.223,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70371,
"c": 0.10774,
"h": 196.5
},
"luminance": 0.36724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B4B6
secondary
#C77F7E
accent
#4B48E0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282