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#33D7BE Color

#33D7BE is rgb(51, 215, 190) in RGB, hsl(171, 67%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 12%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#33D7BE
HEX#33D7BE
RGBrgb(51, 215, 190)
HSLhsl(171, 67%, 52%)
HSVhsv(171, 76%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 12%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.134 179.7)
LABlab(77.62% -46.94 -0.04)
LCHlch(77.62% 46.94 180.05)

What #33D7BE 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 #33D7BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 5.99Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 10.74Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.65Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.07Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.28Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 13.71

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

#33D7BE Channel Values

How #33D7BE 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 215 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 67% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 76% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #33D7BE 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #33D7BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #33D7BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #33D7BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#33D7BE
Complementary
#D7334B
Analogous
#33D76C
Analogous
#339DD7
Triadic
#BE33D7
Triadic
#D7BE33
Split comp.
#D7339D
Split comp.
#D76C33

Tints & Shades of #33D7BE

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.

Tints

#50DCC7
#6AE2D0
#88E7D9
#A1ECE1
#BFF2EB
#D9F7F3

Shades

#26C0A9
#20A28E
#1A8474
#156A5E
#0F4D43
#092F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #33D7BE.

How #33D7BE 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#33D7BE
Protanopia#C7C7BE
Protanomaly#A1CDBE
Deuteranopia#B6B6C1
Deuteranomaly#93C4C0
Tritanopia#42D4D4
Tritanomaly#3CD5CC
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #33D7BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-33d7be: #33D7BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #33D7BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-33d7be': '#33D7BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.843, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_33d7be">#33D7BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#33D7BE"

More Teal Colors

#33D7BE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424f5ffff002a38f0ffff002d2eeefbfb003333ecfeff003542ecf7f9003838ebffff00646600999900ebeb0d161619292924fbff36747d50bfe673a9c28dd9ccaec6cfccffff

#33D7BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #33D7BE?

#33D7BE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(51, 215, 190) in RGB and hsl(171, 67%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #33D7BE?

#33D7BE is rgb(51, 215, 190) — red 51, green 215, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #33D7BE?

#33D7BE converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 12%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #33D7BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #33D7BE scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #33D7BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #33D7BE 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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