What color is #33CBC4?

#33CBC4 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33CBC4?

The RGB value is 51, 203, 196: 51 red, 203 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33CBC4?

The complementary color is #CB333A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33CBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33CBC4 color

#33CBC4 rgb(51, 203, 196)

Shades of teal

The hex color #33CBC4 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 79.6% green and 76.9% blue (51, 203, 196).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 60% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#33CBC4 color codes

HEX	`#33CBC4`
RGB	`rgb(51, 203, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 79.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 60%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 75%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.44, -39.56, -7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.44, 40.3, 191.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.68, 47.397, 59.64)`
Decimal	`3394500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33CBC4, 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 #33CBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#33CBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #33CBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33cbc4; }
.text { color: #33cbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33cbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 203 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33cbc4, #3386cb); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #33CBC4?: #33CBC4 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33CBC4?: The RGB value is 51, 203, 196: 51 red, 203 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33CBC4?: The complementary color is #CB333A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33CBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.