Palettes / Colors / #33DBAB

#33DBAB — Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #33DBAB 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.

#33DBAB 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 #DB3363; it also sits naturally between #33DB58 and #33B7DB. 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 67%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33DBAB

.text { color: #33DBAB; }
.background { background-color: #33DBAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33DBAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 219, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 70%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33DBAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 219, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33DBAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 219, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #33DBAB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB3363:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33DBAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33DBAB

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 #33DBAB 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 #33DBAB 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 #33DBAB?

#33DBAB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 219, 171). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33DBAB?

#33DBAB is RGB 51, 219, 171 — HSL 163°, 70%, 53% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 22%, 14%.

What colors go with #33DBAB?

Its complement is #DB3363; analogous partners are #33DB58 and #33B7DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33DBAB for text?

Black text on #33DBAB has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.