Palettes / Colors / #33BFBD

#33BFBD — Teal

#33BFBD 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 #33BFBD 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.

#33BFBD 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 #BD3235; it also sits naturally between #32BD76 and #327ABD. 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 75% · Blue 74%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33BFBD

.text { color: #33BFBD; }
.background { background-color: #33BFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33BFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 191, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 58%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33BFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 191, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33BFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 191, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD3235:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33BFBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33BFBD

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 #33BFBD 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 #33BFBD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #33BFBD?

#33BFBD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 191, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33BFBD?

#33BFBD is RGB 51, 191, 189 — HSL 179°, 58%, 47% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 1%, 25%.

What colors go with #33BFBD?

Its complement is #BD3235; analogous partners are #32BD76 and #327ABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33BFBD for text?

Black text on #33BFBD has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.