#33B6C6#33B6C6
#33B6C6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.111 H 207.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B6C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 182, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 59%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 74%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 8.1%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.19, -29.09, -18.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.19, 34.30, 211.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.45% -0.0984 -0.0505) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.45% 0.111 207.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2818, 38.2335, 59.3044) |
| Luminance | 0.3824 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.98
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.17
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.68
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.06
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.28
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 10.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B6C6 #C64333
analogous
#33C68D #33B6C6 #336DC6
triadic
#33B6C6 #C633B6 #B6C633
tetradic
#33B6C6 #8D33C6 #C64333 #6DC633
square
#33B6C6 #8D33C6 #C64333 #6DC633
split-complementary
#33B6C6 #C6336D #C68D33
monochromatic
#1A5D65 #268995 #33B6C6 #60C9D6 #91DAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#33B6C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#33B6C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B6C6
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B6C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B6C6 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6AFC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A0C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b6c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 182, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.111 207.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ccd7',
500: '#33b6c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b6c6; $custom-light: #81ccd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b6c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 182,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.531,
"s": 59.036,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71454,
"c": 0.11064,
"h": 207.2
},
"luminance": 0.38237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B6C6
secondary
#CD8F87
accent
#5746E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283