#33EBFF Color

#33EBFF is rgb(51, 235, 255) in RGB, hsl(186, 100%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 8%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#33EBFF

HEX#33EBFF

RGBrgb(51, 235, 255)

HSLhsl(186, 100%, 60%)

HSVhsv(186, 80%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 8%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.139 206.4)

LABlab(85.18% -40.54 -23.11)

LCHlch(85.18% 46.67 209.69)

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

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 6.44 Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 12.01 Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 13.72 Aqua#00FFFFΔE 14.1 Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 14.78 Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 15

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#33EBFF Channel Values

How #33EBFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 51 · G 235 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 186° · S 100% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 186° · S 80% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 80% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.45:1 vs white · 14.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #33EBFF 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #33EBFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #33EBFF; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #33EBFF

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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Shades

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How #33EBFF 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#33EBFF

Protanopia#D9D9FF

Protanomaly#AFE0FF

Deuteranopia#C6C6FF

Deuteranomaly#A0D6FF

Tritanopia#1CEEEE

Tritanomaly#27EDF5

Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

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Using #33EBFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-33ebff: #33EBFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #33EBFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-33ebff': '#33EBFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.922, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_33ebff">#33EBFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#33EBFF"

More Teal Colors

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

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#33EBFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #33EBFF?

#33EBFF is a light teal — rgb(51, 235, 255) in RGB and hsl(186, 100%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #33EBFF?

#33EBFF is rgb(51, 235, 255) — red 51, green 235, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #33EBFF?

#33EBFF converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 8%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #33EBFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #33EBFF scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #33EBFF 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 13.72, which is visibly different.

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