#33BCB4#33BCB4
#33BCB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.114 H 189.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33BCB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 188, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 4.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -37.26, -6.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 37.80, 189.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.28% -0.1121 -0.0179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.28% 0.114 189.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5828, 39.9622, 49.4309) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.91
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.24
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.03
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.68
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33BCB4 #BC333B
analogous
#33BC6F #33BCB4 #3380BC
triadic
#33BCB4 #B433BC #BCB433
tetradic
#33BCB4 #6F33BC #BC333B #80BC33
square
#33BCB4 #6F33BC #BC333B #80BC33
split-complementary
#33BCB4 #BC3380 #BC6F33
monochromatic
#195C58 #268C86 #33BCB4 #5AD2CB #8ADFDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#33BCB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#33BCB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33BCB4
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33BCB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33BCB4 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B2B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA4B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33bcb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 188, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.114 189.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80d1ca',
500: '#33bcb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33bcb4; $custom-light: #80d1ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33bcb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 188,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.496,
"s": 57.322,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72281,
"c": 0.11358,
"h": 189.1
},
"luminance": 0.39966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33BCB4
secondary
#C98186
accent
#4750E1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282