Palettes / Colors / #33BCDA

#33BCDA — Teal

#33BCDA is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #33BCDA 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.

#33BCDA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DA5334; it also sits naturally between #34DAA5 and #3469DA. 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 85%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33BCDA

.text { color: #33BCDA; }
.background { background-color: #33BCDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33BCDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 188, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 69%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33BCDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 188, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33BCDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 188, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #33BCDA

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Tones of #33BCDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA5334:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33BCDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33BCDA

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 #33BCDA 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 #33BCDA 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

← #33BCD9  ·  #33BCDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #33BCDA?

#33BCDA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 188, 218). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33BCDA?

#33BCDA is RGB 51, 188, 218 — HSL 191°, 69%, 53% — CMYK 77%, 14%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #33BCDA?

Its complement is #DA5334; analogous partners are #34DAA5 and #3469DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33BCDA for text?

Black text on #33BCDA has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.