#33BDA8#33BDA8
#33BDA8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.119 H 180.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33BDA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 189, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 58%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 11.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.41, -41.00, 0.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.41, 41.00, 179.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.15% -0.1186 -0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.15% 0.119 180.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6272, 39.9230, 43.3408) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 0.78
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.27
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.49
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.29
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33BDA8 #BD3348
analogous
#33BD63 #33BDA8 #338DBD
triadic
#33BDA8 #A833BD #BDA833
tetradic
#33BDA8 #6333BD #BD3348 #8DBD33
square
#33BDA8 #6333BD #BD3348 #8DBD33
split-complementary
#33BDA8 #BD338D #BD6333
monochromatic
#195D52 #268D7D #33BDA8 #5BD3C0 #8BE0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#33BDA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#33BDA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33BDA8
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33BDA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33BDA8 | 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)
#B5B2A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A4AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33bda8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 189, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.119 180.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80d1c1',
500: '#33bda8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33bda8; $custom-light: #80d1c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33bda8",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 189,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.87,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72147,
"c": 0.11862,
"h": 180.1
},
"luminance": 0.39926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33BDA8
secondary
#CA828D
accent
#475EE1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281