What color is #33CCB3?

#33CCB3 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pristine Oceanic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #33CCB3?

The RGB value is 51, 204, 179: 51 red, 204 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #33CCB3?

The complementary color is #CC334C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #33CCB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#33CCB3 color

#33CCB3 rgb(51, 204, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #33CCB3 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 80% green and 70.2% blue (51, 204, 179).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 60% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pristine Oceanic (#00CCBB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#33CCB3 color codes

HEX	`#33CCB3`
RGB	`rgb(51, 204, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 80%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 60%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 75%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 12%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.28, -44.63, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.28, 44.64, 178.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.091, 47.14, 50.1)`
Decimal	`3394739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #33CCB3, 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 #33CCB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#33CCB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #33CCB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #33ccb3; }
.text { color: #33ccb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #33ccb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 204 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #33ccb3, #3398cc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #33CCB3?: #33CCB3 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pristine Oceanic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #33CCB3?: The RGB value is 51, 204, 179: 51 red, 204 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #33CCB3?: The complementary color is #CC334C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #33CCB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.