#33C3B4#33C3B4
#33C3B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.119 H 184.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33C3B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 195, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 74%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 0%, 7.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.57, -40.42, -3.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.57, 40.55, 184.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.02% -0.1191 -0.0094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.02% 0.119 184.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1146, 43.0258, 49.9415) |
| Luminance | 0.4303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.55
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.62
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.73
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.13
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.33
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33C3B4 #C33342
analogous
#33C36C #33C3B4 #338AC3
triadic
#33C3B4 #B433C3 #C3B433
tetradic
#33C3B4 #6C33C3 #C33342 #8AC333
square
#33C3B4 #6C33C3 #C33342 #8AC333
split-complementary
#33C3B4 #C3338A #C36C33
monochromatic
#1A625A #269287 #33C3B4 #5ED5C9 #8FE2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#33C3B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#33C3B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33C3B4
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33C3B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33C3B4 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B8B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A9B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33c3b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 195, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.119 184.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d6ca',
500: '#33c3b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33c3b4; $custom-light: #81d6ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33c3b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 195,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.75,
"s": 58.537,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74015,
"c": 0.11945,
"h": 184.5
},
"luminance": 0.43029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33C3B4
secondary
#CC868D
accent
#4656E2
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382