What color is #33BBDD?

#33BBDD is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Blue Martini. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33BBDD?

The RGB value is 51, 187, 221: 51 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33BBDD?

The complementary color is #DD5533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33BBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33BBDD color

#33BBDD rgb(51, 187, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #33BBDD is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 73.3% green and 86.7% blue (51, 187, 221).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Blue Martini (#52B4D3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#33BBDD color codes

HEX	`#33BBDD`
RGB	`rgb(51, 187, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 73.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 71%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 77%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.5, -24.34, -27.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.5, 36.55, 228.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.181, 41.461, 74.699)`
Decimal	`3390429`
Short hex	`#3BD`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33BBDD, 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 #33BBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#33BBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #33BBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33bbdd; }
.text { color: #33bbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33bbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 187 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33bbdd, #3366dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #33BBDD?: #33BBDD is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Blue Martini. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33BBDD?: The RGB value is 51, 187, 221: 51 red, 187 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33BBDD?: The complementary color is #DD5533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33BBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.