Palettes / Colors / #33DB99

#33DB99 — Green

#33DB99 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #33DB99 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.

#33DB99 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #DB3376; it also sits naturally between #33DB44 and #33CADB. 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 86% · Blue 60%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33DB99

.text { color: #33DB99; }
.background { background-color: #33DB99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33DB99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 219, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 70%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33DB99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 219, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33DB99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 219, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#33DB99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#33DB99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB3376:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33DB99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33DB99

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 #33DB99 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 #33DB99 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

← #33DB98  ·  #33DB9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #33DB99?

#33DB99 is Green, a green color (RGB 51, 219, 153). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33DB99?

#33DB99 is RGB 51, 219, 153 — HSL 156°, 70%, 53% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 30%, 14%.

What colors go with #33DB99?

Its complement is #DB3376; analogous partners are #33DB44 and #33CADB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33DB99 for text?

Black text on #33DB99 has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.