#33BAC4#33BAC4
#33BAC4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.112 H 202.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33BAC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 186, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 5.1%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.33, -31.64, -15.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.33, 35.17, 205.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.35% -0.1032 -0.0426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.35% 0.112 202.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8835, 39.8037, 58.3744) |
| Luminance | 0.3981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.96
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.34
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.76
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.91
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33BAC4 #C43D33
analogous
#33C485 #33BAC4 #3371C4
triadic
#33BAC4 #C433BA #BAC433
tetradic
#33BAC4 #8533C4 #C43D33 #71C433
square
#33BAC4 #8533C4 #C43D33 #71C433
split-complementary
#33BAC4 #C43371 #C48533
monochromatic
#1A5E63 #268C93 #33BAC4 #5FCDD5 #8FDCE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#33BAC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#33BAC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33BAC4
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33BAC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33BAC4 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.96 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB2C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A3C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33bac4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 186, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.112 202.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cfd5',
500: '#33bac4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33bac4; $custom-light: #82cfd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33bac4",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 186,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.138,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72352,
"c": 0.11165,
"h": 202.5
},
"luminance": 0.39807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33BAC4
secondary
#CD8B86
accent
#5146E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283