What color is #33A3B2?

#33A3B2 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33A3B2?

The RGB value is 51, 163, 178: 51 red, 163 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33A3B2?

The complementary color is #B24233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33A3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33A3B2 color

#33A3B2 rgb(51, 163, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #33A3B2 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 63.9% green and 69.8% blue (51, 163, 178).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 55% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rainy Mood (#4499AA), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#33A3B2 color codes

HEX	`#33A3B2`
RGB	`rgb(51, 163, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 63.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 55%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 71%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 8%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.75, -25.85, -16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.75, 30.84, 213.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.495, 30.11, 46.737)`
Decimal	`3384242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33A3B2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #33A3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#33A3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #33A3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33a3b2; }
.text { color: #33a3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33a3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 163 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33a3b2, #3364b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #33A3B2?: #33A3B2 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33A3B2?: The RGB value is 51, 163, 178: 51 red, 163 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33A3B2?: The complementary color is #B24233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33A3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.