Palettes / Colors / #33DFEC
#33DFEC — Vivid Teal
#33DFEC is a teal color we call Vivid 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 #33DFEC 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.
#33DFEC 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 #EC3E32; it also sits naturally between #32EC9B and #3282EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #33DFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 51, 223, 236 |
| HSL | 184°, 83%, 56% |
| HSV | 184°, 78%, 93% |
| CMYK | 78%, 6%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 42.89, 59.54, 88.59 |
| Yxy | 59.54, 0.2246, 0.3117 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.58, -37.11, -18.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.16, -32.18, -18.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 20% · Green 87% · Blue 93%
Cyan 78% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #33DFEC
.text { color: #33DFEC; }
.background { background-color: #33DFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33DFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 223, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 83%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33DFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 223, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33DFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 223, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#33DFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#33DFEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EC3E32:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #33DFEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33DFEC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #33DFEC: ·
How #33DFEC 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 #33DFEC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #33DFEC?
#33DFEC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 223, 236). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #33DFEC?
#33DFEC is RGB 51, 223, 236 — HSL 184°, 83%, 56% — CMYK 78%, 6%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #33DFEC?
Its complement is #EC3E32; analogous partners are #32EC9B and #3282EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #33DFEC for text?
Black text on #33DFEC has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.