Palettes / Colors / #33BFDA

#33BFDA — Teal

#33BFDA 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 #33BFDA 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.

#33BFDA 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 #DA5034; it also sits naturally between #34DAA3 and #346CDA. 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 85%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33BFDA

.text { color: #33BFDA; }
.background { background-color: #33BFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33BFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 191, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 69%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33BFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 191, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33BFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 191, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #33BFDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA5034:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33BFDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33BFDA

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 #33BFDA 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 #33BFDA 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 #33BFDA?

#33BFDA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 191, 218). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33BFDA?

#33BFDA is RGB 51, 191, 218 — HSL 190°, 69%, 53% — CMYK 77%, 12%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #33BFDA?

Its complement is #DA5034; analogous partners are #34DAA3 and #346CDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33BFDA for text?

Black text on #33BFDA has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.