#33B9C3#33B9C3
#33B9C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.111 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33B9C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 185, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 5.1%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.00, -31.46, -15.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.00, 34.99, 205.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.07% -0.1026 -0.0425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.07% 0.111 202.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5601, 39.3384, 57.7070) |
| Luminance | 0.3934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.78
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.23
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.27
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.02
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33B9C3 #C33D33
analogous
#33C385 #33B9C3 #3371C3
triadic
#33B9C3 #C333B9 #B9C333
tetradic
#33B9C3 #8533C3 #C33D33 #71C333
square
#33B9C3 #8533C3 #C33D33 #71C333
split-complementary
#33B9C3 #C33371 #C38533
monochromatic
#1A5D62 #268B92 #33B9C3 #5ECDD5 #8FDCE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#33B9C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#33B9C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33B9C3
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33B9C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33B9C3 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAB1C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A2C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33b9c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 185, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.111 202.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ced5',
500: '#33b9c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33b9c3; $custom-light: #81ced5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33b9c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 185,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.167,
"s": 58.537,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72071,
"c": 0.11108,
"h": 202.5
},
"luminance": 0.39342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33B9C3
secondary
#CC8B86
accent
#5146E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283