Palettes / Colors / #33EBFF
#33EBFF — Vivid Teal
#33EBFF 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 #33EBFF 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.
#33EBFF 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 #FF4733; it also sits naturally between #33FFAD and #3385FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #33EBFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 51, 235, 255 |
| HSL | 186°, 100%, 60% |
| HSV | 186°, 80%, 100% |
| CMYK | 80%, 8%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 49.12, 67.34, 105.02 |
| Yxy | 67.34, 0.2218, 0.3040 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.68, -37.00, -22.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.06, -32.88, -23.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 20% · Green 92% · Blue 100%
Cyan 80% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #33EBFF
.text { color: #33EBFF; }
.background { background-color: #33EBFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33EBFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 235, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 100%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33EBFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 235, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33EBFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 235, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#33EBFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#33EBFF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FF4733:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #33EBFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #33EBFF
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 #33EBFF: ·
How #33EBFF 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 #33EBFF 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 #33EBFF?
#33EBFF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 235, 255). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #33EBFF?
#33EBFF is RGB 51, 235, 255 — HSL 186°, 100%, 60% — CMYK 80%, 8%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #33EBFF?
Its complement is #FF4733; analogous partners are #33FFAD and #3385FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #33EBFF for text?
Black text on #33EBFF has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.