Palettes / Colors / #33AAA8
#33AAA8 — Muted Teal
#33AAA8 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #33AAA8 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#33AAA8 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A93234; it also sits naturally between #32A96C and #3270A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #33AAA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 51, 170, 168 |
| HSL | 179°, 54%, 43% |
| HSV | 179°, 70%, 67% |
| CMYK | 70%, 0%, 1%, 33% |
| XYZ | 22.81, 32.28, 42.07 |
| Yxy | 32.28, 0.2347, 0.3322 |
| CIE-Lab | 63.57, -32.28, -8.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.82, -25.13, -7.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 20% · Green 67% · Blue 66%
Cyan 70% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #33AAA8
.text { color: #33AAA8; }
.background { background-color: #33AAA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33AAA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 170, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 54%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33AAA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 170, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33AAA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 170, 168, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#33AAA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#33AAA8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A93234:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.82:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #33AAA8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33AAA8
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #33AAA8: ·
How #33AAA8 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #33AAA8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #33AAA8?
#33AAA8 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 170, 168). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #33AAA8?
#33AAA8 is RGB 51, 170, 168 — HSL 179°, 54%, 43% — CMYK 70%, 0%, 1%, 33%.
What colors go with #33AAA8?
Its complement is #A93234; analogous partners are #32A96C and #3270A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #33AAA8 for text?
Black text on #33AAA8 has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.82:1.