Palettes / Colors / #33BDCA

#33BDCA — Teal

#33BDCA 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 #33BDCA 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.

#33BDCA 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 #CC4033; it also sits naturally between #33CC8C and #3373CC. 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 79%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33BDCA

.text { color: #33BDCA; }
.background { background-color: #33BDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33BDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 189, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 60%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33BDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 189, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33BDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 189, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC4033:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33BDCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33BDCA

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 #33BDCA 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 #33BDCA 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

← #33BDC9  ·  #33BDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #33BDCA?

#33BDCA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 189, 202). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33BDCA?

#33BDCA is RGB 51, 189, 202 — HSL 185°, 60%, 50% — CMYK 75%, 6%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #33BDCA?

Its complement is #CC4033; analogous partners are #33CC8C and #3373CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33BDCA for text?

Black text on #33BDCA has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.