#33B9AF#33B9AF
#33B9AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.112 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B9AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 185, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 72%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 5.4%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.38, -37.29, -5.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.38, 37.65, 187.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.37% -0.1114 -0.0147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.37% 0.112 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4484, 38.4937, 46.5852) |
| Luminance | 0.3850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.20
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.54
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.65
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.68
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B9AF #B9333D
analogous
#33B96C #33B9AF #3380B9
triadic
#33B9AF #AF33B9 #B9AF33
tetradic
#33B9AF #6C33B9 #B9333D #80B933
square
#33B9AF #6C33B9 #B9333D #80B933
split-complementary
#33B9AF #B93380 #B96C33
monochromatic
#195954 #268982 #33B9AF #58D1C8 #88DED8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#33B9AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#33B9AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B9AF
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B9AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B9AF | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFAFAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA1B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b9af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 185, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.112 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80cec6',
500: '#33b9af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b9af; $custom-light: #80cec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b9af",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 185,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.522,
"s": 56.78,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7137,
"c": 0.11237,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.38497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B9AF
secondary
#C88085
accent
#4853E0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282