#33B198

Accessibility

AAA

7.88:1

Vs white / black

2.66:1 · 7.88:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#33b198

RGB

rgb(51, 177, 152)

RGBA

rgba(51, 177, 152, 1)

HSL

hsl(168, 55%, 45%)

HSLA

hsla(168, 55%, 45%, 1)

HSV

hsv(168, 71%, 69%)

LAB

lab(65.29% -39.93 2.96)

LCH

lch(65.29% 40.04 175.76)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6864 -0.1139 0.0072)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6864 0.1141 176.38)

XYZ

xyz(22.75, 34.41, 35.14)

CMYK

cmyk(71%, 0%, 14%, 31%)

CSS

color: #33b198;

CSS variable

--color-33b198: #33b198;

SCSS

$color-33b198: #33b198;

JavaScript

const color = "#33b198";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#33b198";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#33b198" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#33b198", "rgb": { "r": 51, "g": 177, "b": 152 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6864 0.1141 176.38)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#33b198-1: #33b198;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.48 · #14B8A6

Nearest CSS named color

LightSeaGreen

Very different · ΔE 6.05 · #20B2AA

Nearest Material color

teal-400

Very different · ΔE 5.32 · #26A69A

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 16.74 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50c4fff4 100b2f9e6 20093e8d2 3006fd3bc 4003db99f 500099c84 60001836e 700006958 800005142 90000392e 95000231a

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

eef9f6 ddf2ee ccece5 bbe5dd aadfd4 99d8cc 88d2c3 77cbba 66c5b2 55bea9 44b8a1 33b198 2fa28b 2b947f 268572 227665 1e6759 1a594c 154a3f 113b33 0d2c26 081d19 040f0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

eef9f6 ddf2ee ccece5 bbe5dd aadfd4 99d8cc 88d2c3 77cbba 66c5b2 55bea9 44b8a1

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

2fa28b 2b947f 268572 227665 1e6759 1a594c 154a3f 113b33 0d2c26 081d19 040f0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

39ad96 40a994 46a592 4da190 539d8e 5a998c 60948a 669088 6d8c86 738884 7a8482

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#33B198Stop 1 #B2344DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#34B25AStop 1 #33B198Stop 2 #348CB2Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#33B198Stop 1 #9934B2Stop 2 #B29934Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#33B198Stop 1 #B2348CStop 2 #B25A34Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#174F44Stop 1 #288A77Stop 2 #39C6AAStop 3 #75D7C3Stop 4 #B0E8DDStop 5

Using this color

Where #33b198 works

#33B198 (#33b198) sits in the teal family at about 168° hue, 55% saturation, and 45% lightness. Contrast is 2.66:1 on white and 7.88:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

primary buttons and key accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #33b198 as small body text on white — 2.66:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #1AB7A2#1AB7A2 Spectrum #3AA68B#3AA68B Tailwind teal 500#14B8A6 Turquoise#1ABC9C Spectrum #2FBCA7#2FBCA7 Spectrum #15BC9B#15BC9B Mint Leaf#00B894 Spectrum #4DAC8B#4DAC8B Spectrum #4ABAA9#4ABAA9 Radix Teal 9#12A594 Spectrum #44C1A3#44C1A3 Spectrum #29C2A1#29C2A1