#33C9AF#33C9AF
#33C9AF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.127 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33C9AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 201, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 75%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 0%, 12.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.26, -44.38, 1.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.26, 44.42, 177.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.35% -0.1273 0.0045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.35% 0.127 178) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9859, 45.5686, 47.7644) |
| Luminance | 0.4557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.48
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.78
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.64
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.73
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33C9AF #C9334D
analogous
#33C964 #33C9AF #3398C9
triadic
#33C9AF #AF33C9 #C9AF33
tetradic
#33C9AF #6433C9 #C9334D #98C933
square
#33C9AF #6433C9 #C9334D #98C933
split-complementary
#33C9AF #C93398 #C96433
monochromatic
#1A675A #279885 #33C9AF #62D7C3 #93E4D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#33C9AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.11
#33C9AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33C9AF
10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33C9AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33C9AF | 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)
#C1BCAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAEB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33c9af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 201, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.127 178.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82dac6',
500: '#33c9af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33c9af; $custom-light: #82dac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33c9af",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 201,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.6,
"s": 59.524,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75352,
"c": 0.12736,
"h": 178
},
"luminance": 0.45572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33C9AF
secondary
#CF8995
accent
#4560E3
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0C1513
muted
#7D8382