#33BCC3#33BCC3
#33BCC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.112 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33BCC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 188, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 74%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.90, -32.90, -13.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.90, 35.73, 202.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.8% -0.1056 -0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.8% 0.112 200.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1944, 40.6069, 57.9184) |
| Luminance | 0.4061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.04
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.51
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.23
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33BCC3 #C33A33
analogous
#33C382 #33BCC3 #3374C3
triadic
#33BCC3 #C333BC #BCC333
tetradic
#33BCC3 #8233C3 #C33A33 #74C333
square
#33BCC3 #8233C3 #C33A33 #74C333
split-complementary
#33BCC3 #C33374 #C38233
monochromatic
#1A5E62 #268D92 #33BCC3 #5ECFD5 #8FDEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#33BCC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#33BCC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33BCC3
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33BCC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33BCC3 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB3C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A4C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33bcc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 188, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.112 200.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d0d5',
500: '#33bcc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33bcc3; $custom-light: #82d0d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33bcc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 188,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.917,
"s": 58.537,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72803,
"c": 0.11244,
"h": 200.2
},
"luminance": 0.4061
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33BCC3
secondary
#CC8986
accent
#4E46E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283