#33B5A6#33B5A6
#33B5A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.112 H 183.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B5A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 181, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 8.3%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.90, -37.97, -2.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.90, 38.04, 183.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.08% -0.1115 -0.0072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.08% 0.112 183.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7687, 36.5018, 41.8092) |
| Luminance | 0.3650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.28
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.70
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.11
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.30
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B5A6 #B53342
analogous
#33B565 #33B5A6 #3383B5
triadic
#33B5A6 #A633B5 #B5A633
tetradic
#33B5A6 #6533B5 #B53342 #83B533
square
#33B5A6 #6533B5 #B53342 #83B533
split-complementary
#33B5A6 #B53383 #B56533
monochromatic
#18564E #26857A #33B5A6 #56CFC1 #86DDD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#33B5A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#33B5A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B5A6
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B5A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B5A6 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACABA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9DA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b5a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 181, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.112 183.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7eccc0',
500: '#33b5a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b5a6; $custom-light: #7eccc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b5a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 181,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.077,
"s": 56.034,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7008,
"c": 0.11171,
"h": 183.7
},
"luminance": 0.36505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B5A6
secondary
#C67D86
accent
#485ADF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F7
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281