Palettes / Colors / #33DBC5

#33DBC5 — Teal

#33DBC5 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 #33DBC5 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.

#33DBC5 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 #DB334A; it also sits naturally between #33DB71 and #339EDB. 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 77%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33DBC5

.text { color: #33DBC5; }
.background { background-color: #33DBC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33DBC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 219, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 70%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33DBC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 219, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33DBC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 219, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#33DBC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#33DBC5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #33DBC5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB334A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33DBC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33DBC5

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 #33DBC5 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 #33DBC5 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

← #33DBC4  ·  #33DBC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #33DBC5?

#33DBC5 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 219, 197). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33DBC5?

#33DBC5 is RGB 51, 219, 197 — HSL 172°, 70%, 53% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 10%, 14%.

What colors go with #33DBC5?

Its complement is #DB334A; analogous partners are #33DB71 and #339EDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33DBC5 for text?

Black text on #33DBC5 has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.