#33BDA9#33BDA9
#33BDA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.118 H 180.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33BDA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 189, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 58%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 10.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -40.73, -0.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 40.74, 180.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.18% -0.1181 -0.0016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.18% 0.118 180.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7208, 39.9604, 43.8333) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 0.70
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.96
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.03
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33BDA9 #BD3347
analogous
#33BD64 #33BDA9 #338CBD
triadic
#33BDA9 #A933BD #BDA933
tetradic
#33BDA9 #6433BD #BD3347 #8CBD33
square
#33BDA9 #6433BD #BD3347 #8CBD33
split-complementary
#33BDA9 #BD338C #BD6433
monochromatic
#195D53 #268D7E #33BDA9 #5BD3C1 #8BE0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#33BDA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#33BDA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33BDA9
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33BDA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33BDA9 | 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)
#B5B2A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A4AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33bda9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 189, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.118 180.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80d1c2',
500: '#33bda9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33bda9; $custom-light: #80d1c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33bda9",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 189,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.304,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72178,
"c": 0.11816,
"h": 180.8
},
"luminance": 0.39964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33BDA9
secondary
#CA828C
accent
#475DE1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281