Palettes / Colors / #33BDCB

#33BDCB — Teal

#33BDCB 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 #33BDCB 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.

#33BDCB 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 #CC4233; it also sits naturally between #33CC8F and #3370CC. 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 80%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33BDCB

.text { color: #33BDCB; }
.background { background-color: #33BDCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33BDCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 189, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 60%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33BDCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 189, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33BDCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 189, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC4233:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33BDCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33BDCB

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 #33BDCB 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 #33BDCB 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

← #33BDCA  ·  #33BDCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #33BDCB?

#33BDCB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 189, 203). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33BDCB?

#33BDCB is RGB 51, 189, 203 — HSL 186°, 60%, 50% — CMYK 75%, 7%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #33BDCB?

Its complement is #CC4233; analogous partners are #33CC8F and #3370CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33BDCB for text?

Black text on #33BDCB has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.