#33C9A7#33C9A7
#33C9A7 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.132 H 173.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33C9A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 201, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 75%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 0%, 16.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.07, -46.43, 5.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.07, 46.82, 172.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.12% -0.131 0.0151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.12% 0.132 173.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2233, 45.2636, 43.7483) |
| Luminance | 0.4527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.78
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.87
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.16
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.66
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.22
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33C9A7 #C93355
analogous
#33C95C #33C9A7 #33A0C9
triadic
#33C9A7 #A733C9 #C9A733
tetradic
#33C9A7 #5C33C9 #C93355 #A0C933
square
#33C9A7 #5C33C9 #C93355 #A0C933
split-complementary
#33C9A7 #C933A0 #C95C33
monochromatic
#1A6756 #27987E #33C9A7 #62D7BD #93E4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#33C9A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#33C9A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33C9A7
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33C9A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33C9A7 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2BCA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFADA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33c9a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 201, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.132 173.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81dac1',
500: '#33c9a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33c9a7; $custom-light: #81dac1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33c9a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 201,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.4,
"s": 59.524,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75122,
"c": 0.13186,
"h": 173.4
},
"luminance": 0.45267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33C9A7
secondary
#CF8999
accent
#4569E3
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381