Palettes / Colors / #33EEFF

#33EEFF — Vivid Teal

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

#33EEFF 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 #FF4433; it also sits naturally between #33FFAA and #3388FF. 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 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #33EEFF

.text { color: #33EEFF; }
.background { background-color: #33EEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #33EEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 238, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 100%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #33EEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 238, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #33EEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 238, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #33EEFF

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Tones of #33EEFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF4433:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #33EEFF: #000000.

How #33EEFF 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 #33EEFF 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 #33EEFF?

#33EEFF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 51, 238, 255). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #33EEFF?

#33EEFF is RGB 51, 238, 255 — HSL 185°, 100%, 60% — CMYK 80%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #33EEFF?

Its complement is #FF4433; analogous partners are #33FFAA and #3388FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #33EEFF for text?

Black text on #33EEFF has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.