#33BCC6#33BCC6
#33BCC6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.113 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33BCC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 188, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 5.1%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.00, -32.00, -15.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.00, 35.53, 205.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.91% -0.1043 -0.0429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.91% 0.113 202.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5370, 40.7439, 59.7228) |
| Luminance | 0.4075 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.34
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.54
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.25
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33BCC6 #C63D33
analogous
#33C687 #33BCC6 #3373C6
triadic
#33BCC6 #C633BC #BCC633
tetradic
#33BCC6 #8733C6 #C63D33 #73C633
square
#33BCC6 #8733C6 #C63D33 #73C633
split-complementary
#33BCC6 #C63373 #C68733
monochromatic
#1A6065 #268E95 #33BCC6 #60CED6 #91DDE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#33BCC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#33BCC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33BCC6
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33BCC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33BCC6 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADB4C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33bcc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 188, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.113 202.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d0d7',
500: '#33bcc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33bcc6; $custom-light: #82d0d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33bcc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 188,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.082,
"s": 59.036,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72913,
"c": 0.11276,
"h": 202.4
},
"luminance": 0.40747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33BCC6
secondary
#CD8C87
accent
#5046E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283