#33C4A8#33C4A8
#33C4A8 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.126 H 176.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33C4A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 196, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 0%, 14.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.56, -44.05, 3.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.56, 44.17, 175.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.9% -0.1256 0.008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.9% 0.126 176.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1695, 43.0074, 43.8548) |
| Luminance | 0.4301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.36
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.21
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.90
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.93
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.35
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33C4A8 #C4334F
analogous
#33C45F #33C4A8 #3397C4
triadic
#33C4A8 #A833C4 #C4A833
tetradic
#33C4A8 #5F33C4 #C4334F #97C433
square
#33C4A8 #5F33C4 #C4334F #97C433
split-complementary
#33C4A8 #C43397 #C45F33
monochromatic
#1A6355 #26937E #33C4A8 #5FD5BE #8FE2D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#33C4A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#33C4A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33C4A8
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33C4A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33C4A8 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB8A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A9AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33c4a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 196, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.126 176.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d6c1',
500: '#33c4a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33c4a8; $custom-light: #81d6c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33c4a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 196,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.414,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73899,
"c": 0.12584,
"h": 176.4
},
"luminance": 0.43011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33C4A8
secondary
#CD8694
accent
#4664E2
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381