Palettes / Colors / #33CFCB

#33CFCB — Teal

#33CFCB 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 #33CFCB 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.

#33CFCB 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 #D0353A; it also sits naturally between #35D07D and #3587D0. 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 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33CFCB

.text { color: #33CFCB; }
.background { background-color: #33CFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33CFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 207, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 62%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33CFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 207, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33CFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 207, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #33CFCB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0353A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33CFCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33CFCB

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 #33CFCB 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 #33CFCB 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

← #33CFCA  ·  #33CFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #33CFCB?

#33CFCB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 207, 203). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33CFCB?

#33CFCB is RGB 51, 207, 203 — HSL 178°, 62%, 51% — CMYK 75%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #33CFCB?

Its complement is #D0353A; analogous partners are #35D07D and #3587D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33CFCB for text?

Black text on #33CFCB has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.