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#33839E Color

#33839E is rgb(51, 131, 158) in RGB, hsl(195, 51%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 17%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zircon Blue (#00849D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#33839E
HEX#33839E
RGBrgb(51, 131, 158)
HSLhsl(195, 51%, 41%)
HSVhsv(195, 68%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 17%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.087 223.9)
LABlab(50.78% -18.48 -22.11)
LCHlch(50.78% 28.82 230.11)

What #33839E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #33839E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#33839E Channel Values

How #33839E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 51 · G 131 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 51% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 68% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.3:1 vs white · 4.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #33839E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #33839E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #33839E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #33839E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #33839E.

How #33839E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#33839E
Protanopia#7A7A9E
Protanomaly#657E9E
Deuteranopia#70709F
Deuteranomaly#5E789F
Tritanopia#258787
Tritanomaly#2B8591
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #33839E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-33839e: #33839E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #33839E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-33839e': '#33839E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.514, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_33839e">#33839E</color>
SVG fillfill="#33839E"

More Teal Colors

#33839E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#33839E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #33839E?

#33839E is a mid-tone teal — rgb(51, 131, 158) in RGB and hsl(195, 51%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zircon Blue (#00849D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #33839E?

#33839E is rgb(51, 131, 158) — red 51, green 131, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #33839E?

#33839E converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 17%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #33839E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #33839E scores 4.3:1 against white and 4.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #33839E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #33839E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 14.79, which is visibly different.

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