#33C9B3#33C9B3
#33C9B3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.125 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33C9B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 201, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 75%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 0%, 10.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.37, -43.33, -0.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.37, 43.33, 180.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.47% -0.1254 -0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.47% 0.125 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3845, 45.7281, 49.8641) |
| Luminance | 0.4573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.21
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.48
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.86
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.48
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.80
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33C9B3 #C93349
analogous
#33C968 #33C9B3 #3394C9
triadic
#33C9B3 #B333C9 #C9B333
tetradic
#33C9B3 #6833C9 #C93349 #94C933
square
#33C9B3 #6833C9 #C93349 #94C933
split-complementary
#33C9B3 #C93394 #C96833
monochromatic
#1A675C #279888 #33C9B3 #62D7C6 #93E4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#33C9B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.15
#33C9B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33C9B3
10.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33C9B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33C9B3 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.15 | 10.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BDB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACAEB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33c9b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 201, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.125 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82dac9',
500: '#33c9b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33c9b3; $custom-light: #82dac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33c9b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 201,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.2,
"s": 59.524,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75471,
"c": 0.12544,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.45732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33C9B3
secondary
#CF8993
accent
#455CE3
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0C1513
muted
#7D8382