#33C4A9#33C4A9
#33C4A9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.125 H 177.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33C4A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 196, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 0%, 13.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.59, -43.79, 2.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.59, 43.88, 176.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.93% -0.1251 0.0066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.93% 0.125 177) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2630, 43.0448, 44.3474) |
| Luminance | 0.4305 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.11
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.00
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.00
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.08
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.42
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33C4A9 #C4334E
analogous
#33C461 #33C4A9 #3396C4
triadic
#33C4A9 #A933C4 #C4A933
tetradic
#33C4A9 #6133C4 #C4334E #96C433
square
#33C4A9 #6133C4 #C4334E #96C433
split-complementary
#33C4A9 #C43396 #C46133
monochromatic
#1A6355 #26937F #33C4A9 #5FD5BF #8FE2D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#33C4A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#33C4A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33C4A9
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33C4A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33C4A9 | 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)
#BCB8A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A9AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33c4a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 196, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.125 177.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d6c2',
500: '#33c4a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33c4a9; $custom-light: #81d6c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33c4a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 196,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.828,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73929,
"c": 0.1253,
"h": 177
},
"luminance": 0.43048
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33C4A9
secondary
#CD8693
accent
#4663E2
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381