#33B5A0#33B5A0
#33B5A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.114 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B5A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 181, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 11.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.74, -39.59, 0.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.74, 39.60, 179.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.89% -0.1143 0.0011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.89% 0.114 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2312, 36.2868, 38.9779) |
| Luminance | 0.3629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.09
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.33
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.83
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.66
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B5A0 #B53348
analogous
#33B55F #33B5A0 #3389B5
triadic
#33B5A0 #A033B5 #B5A033
tetradic
#33B5A0 #5F33B5 #B53348 #89B533
square
#33B5A0 #5F33B5 #B53348 #89B533
split-complementary
#33B5A0 #B53389 #B55F33
monochromatic
#18564C #268576 #33B5A0 #56CFBC #86DDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#33B5A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#33B5A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B5A0
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B5A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B5A0 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADAA9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9DA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b5a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 181, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.114 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7eccbc',
500: '#33b5a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b5a0; $custom-light: #7eccbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b5a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 181,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.308,
"s": 56.034,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69893,
"c": 0.11427,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.3629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B5A0
secondary
#C67D89
accent
#4861DF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281