#33C9A8#33C9A8
#33C9A8 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.131 H 174.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33C9A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 201, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 75%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 0%, 16.4%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.09, -46.18, 5.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.09, 46.50, 173.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.15% -0.1305 0.0138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.15% 0.131 174) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3161, 45.3007, 44.2370) |
| Luminance | 0.4530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.81
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.92
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.94
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.86
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.00
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33C9A8 #C93354
analogous
#33C95D #33C9A8 #339FC9
triadic
#33C9A8 #A833C9 #C9A833
tetradic
#33C9A8 #5D33C9 #C93354 #9FC933
square
#33C9A8 #5D33C9 #C93354 #9FC933
split-complementary
#33C9A8 #C9339F #C95D33
monochromatic
#1A6756 #27987F #33C9A8 #62D7BD #93E4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#33C9A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.06
#33C9A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33C9A8
10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33C9A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33C9A8 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.06 | 10.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2BCA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAEAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33c9a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 201, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.131 174.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82dac1',
500: '#33c9a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33c9a8; $custom-light: #82dac1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33c9a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 201,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.8,
"s": 59.524,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7515,
"c": 0.13124,
"h": 174
},
"luminance": 0.45304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33C9A8
secondary
#CF8999
accent
#4568E3
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381