#33C9AE#33C9AE
#33C9AE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.128 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33C9AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 201, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 75%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 0%, 13.4%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.24, -44.64, 2.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.24, 44.71, 176.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.32% -0.1277 0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.32% 0.128 177.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8880, 45.5295, 47.2491) |
| Luminance | 0.4553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.63
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.92
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.46
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.75
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33C9AE #C9334E
analogous
#33C963 #33C9AE #3399C9
triadic
#33C9AE #AE33C9 #C9AE33
tetradic
#33C9AE #6333C9 #C9334E #99C933
square
#33C9AE #6333C9 #C9334E #99C933
split-complementary
#33C9AE #C93399 #C96333
monochromatic
#1A6759 #279884 #33C9AE #62D7C2 #93E4D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#33C9AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.11
#33C9AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33C9AE
10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33C9AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33C9AE | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.11 | 10.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BCAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAEB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33c9ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 201, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.128 177.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82dac6',
500: '#33c9ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33c9ae; $custom-light: #82dac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33c9ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 201,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.2,
"s": 59.524,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75323,
"c": 0.12787,
"h": 177.4
},
"luminance": 0.45533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33C9AE
secondary
#CF8996
accent
#4561E3
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0C1513
muted
#7D8382