#33B9C1#33B9C1
#33B9C1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.111 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B9C1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 185, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 58%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 4.1%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.93, -32.07, -14.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.93, 35.11, 204.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72% -0.1035 -0.0397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72% 0.111 201) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3355, 39.2486, 56.5241) |
| Luminance | 0.3925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.36
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.92
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.56
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.62
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.67
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B9C1 #C13B33
analogous
#33C182 #33B9C1 #3372C1
triadic
#33B9C1 #C133B9 #B9C133
tetradic
#33B9C1 #8233C1 #C13B33 #72C133
square
#33B9C1 #8233C1 #C13B33 #72C133
split-complementary
#33B9C1 #C13372 #C18233
monochromatic
#195C60 #268B91 #33B9C1 #5DCDD4 #8DDCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#33B9C1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#33B9C1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B9C1
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B9C1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B9C1 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB1C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A2C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b9c1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 185, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.111 201.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ced3',
500: '#33b9c1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b9c1; $custom-light: #81ced3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b9c1",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 185,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.38,
"s": 58.197,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71997,
"c": 0.11084,
"h": 201
},
"luminance": 0.39252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B9C1
secondary
#CB8884
accent
#4F46E1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282