#33B5B3#33B5B3
#33B5B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.109 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B5B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 181, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 1.1%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.28, -34.30, -9.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.28, 35.47, 194.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.51% -0.1056 -0.0252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.51% 0.109 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0221, 37.0031, 48.4100) |
| Luminance | 0.3701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.68
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.15
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.63
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.79
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.38
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B5B3 #B53335
analogous
#33B572 #33B5B3 #3376B5
triadic
#33B5B3 #B333B5 #B5B333
tetradic
#33B5B3 #7233B5 #B53335 #76B533
square
#33B5B3 #7233B5 #B53335 #76B533
split-complementary
#33B5B3 #B53376 #B57233
monochromatic
#185655 #268584 #33B5B3 #56CFCD #86DDDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#33B5B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#33B5B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B5B3
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B5B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B5B3 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9ACB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969EB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b5b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 181, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.109 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fcbc9',
500: '#33b5b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b5b3; $custom-light: #7fcbc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b5b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 181,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.077,
"s": 56.034,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70512,
"c": 0.10857,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.37006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B5B3
secondary
#C67D7F
accent
#484BDF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282