#33B6A0#33B6A0
#33B6A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.115 H 178.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B6A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 182, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 56%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 12.1%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.05, -40.04, 1.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.05, 40.05, 178.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.15% -0.1153 0.0023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.15% 0.115 178.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4352, 36.6949, 39.0459) |
| Luminance | 0.3670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.97
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.12
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.01
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B6A0 #B63349
analogous
#33B65F #33B6A0 #338AB6
triadic
#33B6A0 #A033B6 #B6A033
tetradic
#33B6A0 #5F33B6 #B63349 #8AB633
square
#33B6A0 #5F33B6 #B63349 #8AB633
split-complementary
#33B6A0 #B6338A #B65F33
monochromatic
#18564C #268676 #33B6A0 #56D0BB #86DDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#33B6A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#33B6A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B6A0
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B6A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B6A0 | 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)
#AEAB9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9EA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b6a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 182, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.115 178.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7eccbc',
500: '#33b6a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b6a0; $custom-light: #7eccbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b6a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 182,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.924,
"s": 56.223,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70145,
"c": 0.1153,
"h": 178.9
},
"luminance": 0.36698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B6A0
secondary
#C77E8A
accent
#4862E0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281