#33BC9F#33BC9F
#33BC9F is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.122 H 175.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33BC9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 188, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 15.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.87, -42.92, 4.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.87, 43.14, 174.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.63% -0.1218 0.0107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.63% 0.122 175) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6033, 39.1704, 39.0054) |
| Luminance | 0.3917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.78
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.02
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.24
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.77
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33BC9F #BC3350
analogous
#33BC5A #33BC9F #3395BC
triadic
#33BC9F #9F33BC #BC9F33
tetradic
#33BC9F #5A33BC #BC3350 #95BC33
square
#33BC9F #5A33BC #BC3350 #95BC33
split-complementary
#33BC9F #BC3395 #BC5A33
monochromatic
#195C4E #268C76 #33BC9F #5AD2B9 #8ADFCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#33BC9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#33BC9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33BC9F
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33BC9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33BC9F | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B09E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A3A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33bc9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 188, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.122 175.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fd1bb',
500: '#33bc9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33bc9f; $custom-light: #7fd1bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33bc9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 188,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.299,
"s": 57.322,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71629,
"c": 0.12228,
"h": 175
},
"luminance": 0.39173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33BC9F
secondary
#C98191
accent
#4768E1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0B1411
muted
#7C8280