#33C9D9#33C9D9
#33C9D9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.121 H 205.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #33C9D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(51, 201, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 69%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 76%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.5%, 7.4%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.50, -32.48, -18.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.50, 37.62, 210.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.76% -0.1088 -0.0528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.76% 0.121 205.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7707, 47.4826, 72.9647) |
| Luminance | 0.4749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 3.75
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.19
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.61
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.24
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.51
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#33C9D9 #D94333
analogous
#33D996 #33C9D9 #3376D9
triadic
#33C9D9 #D933C9 #C9D933
tetradic
#33C9D9 #9633D9 #D94333 #76D933
square
#33C9D9 #9633D9 #D94333 #76D933
split-complementary
#33C9D9 #D93376 #D99633
monochromatic
#17717B #20A1AE #33C9D9 #67D7E3 #9AE4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#33C9D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#33C9D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #33C9D9
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##33C9D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##33C9D9 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8C1DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1B0D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #33c9d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 201, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.121 205.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86dae4',
500: '#33c9d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #33c9d9; $custom-light: #86dae4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#33c9d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 51,
"g": 201,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.783,
"s": 68.595,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76763,
"c": 0.12098,
"h": 205.9
},
"luminance": 0.47487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#33C9D9
secondary
#D89790
accent
#4D3CEB
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383