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#33FFBB Color

#33FFBB is rgb(51, 255, 187) in RGB, hsl(160, 100%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 0%, 27%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#33FFBB
HEX#33FFBB
RGBrgb(51, 255, 187)
HSLhsl(160, 100%, 60%)
HSVhsv(160, 80%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 27%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.18 164.3)
LABlab(89.60% -61.48 18.37)
LCHlch(89.60% 64.17 163.36)

What #33FFBB 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 #33FFBB, 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 green in the library.

#33FFBB Channel Values

How #33FFBB 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 255 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 100% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 80% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #33FFBB 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #33FFBB

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

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

Shades

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

How #33FFBB 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#33FFBB
Protanopia#ECECBC
Protanomaly#BEF4BB
Deuteranopia#D7D7BF
Deuteranomaly#AEE8BE
Tritanopia#58F8F8
Tritanomaly#4CFBE2
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #33FFBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-33ffbb: #33FFBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #33FFBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-33ffbb': '#33FFBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 1.000, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_33ffbb">#33FFBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#33FFBB"

More Green Colors

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

#33FFBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #33FFBB?

#33FFBB is a light green — rgb(51, 255, 187) in RGB and hsl(160, 100%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.13.

What is the RGB value of #33FFBB?

#33FFBB is rgb(51, 255, 187) — red 51, green 255, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #33FFBB?

#33FFBB converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 0%, 27%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #33FFBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #33FFBB scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #33FFBB 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 14.8, which is visibly different.

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