Palettes / Colors / #33D0CC

#33D0CC — Teal

#33D0CC is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

#33D0CC 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 #D13339; it also sits naturally between #33D17D and #3387D1. 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 82% · Blue 80%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33D0CC

.text { color: #33D0CC; }
.background { background-color: #33D0CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33D0CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 208, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 63%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33D0CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 208, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33D0CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 208, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#33D0CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#33D0CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #33D0CC

Tints of #33D0CC

Tones of #33D0CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D13339:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33D0CC: #000000.

How #33D0CC 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 #33D0CC 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

← #33D0CB  ·  #33D0CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #33D0CC?

#33D0CC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 208, 204). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33D0CC?

#33D0CC is RGB 51, 208, 204 — HSL 178°, 63%, 51% — CMYK 75%, 0%, 2%, 18%.

What colors go with #33D0CC?

Its complement is #D13339; analogous partners are #33D17D and #3387D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33D0CC for text?

Black text on #33D0CC has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.