Palettes / Colors / #33DAFF

#33DAFF — Vivid Teal

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

#33DAFF 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 #FF5833; it also sits naturally between #33FFBE and #3374FF. 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 85% · Blue 100%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #33DAFF

.text { color: #33DAFF; }
.background { background-color: #33DAFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33DAFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 218, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 100%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33DAFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 218, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33DAFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 218, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #33DAFF

Tints of #33DAFF

Tones of #33DAFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF5833:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33DAFF: #000000.

How #33DAFF 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 #33DAFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #33DAFE  ·  #33DB00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #33DAFF?

#33DAFF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 218, 255). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33DAFF?

#33DAFF is RGB 51, 218, 255 — HSL 191°, 100%, 60% — CMYK 80%, 15%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #33DAFF?

Its complement is #FF5833; analogous partners are #33FFBE and #3374FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33DAFF for text?

Black text on #33DAFF has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.