Palettes / Colors / #33BCBA

#33BCBA — Teal

#33BCBA is a teal color we call 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 #33BCBA 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.

#33BCBA 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 #BC3436; it also sits naturally between #34BC76 and #347ABC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #33BCBA

.text { color: #33BCBA; }
.background { background-color: #33BCBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33BCBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 188, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 57%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33BCBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 188, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33BCBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 188, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#33BCBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#33BCBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC3436:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33BCBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33BCBA

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:

How #33BCBA 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 #33BCBA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #33BCB9  ·  #33BCBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #33BCBA?

#33BCBA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 188, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33BCBA?

#33BCBA is RGB 51, 188, 186 — HSL 179°, 57%, 47% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #33BCBA?

Its complement is #BC3436; analogous partners are #34BC76 and #347ABC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33BCBA for text?

Black text on #33BCBA has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.