Colour

#33AAB5

#33AAB5
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#33AAB5 is a cyan with RGB values 51, 170, 181 and HSL 185°, 56%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#33AAB5#33AAB5

HEX#33AAB5

RGBrgb(51, 170, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.6667, 0.7098

RGB percentages20%, 66.7%, 71%

HSLhsl(185.1, 56%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 71.8%, 71%)

CMYK71.8%, 6.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,386,037

CSS custom property--colour: #33AAB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#CC554A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CA3B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A95B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00B1ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12 Light seagreen · ΔE 12.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 13.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Teal · ΔE 17.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B53E33

Analogous#33B57F, #3369B5

Triadic#B533AA, #AAB533

Split complementary#B53369, #B57F33

Tetradic#7F33B5, #B53E33, #69B533

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C5EBEF

Lighter +30%#9DDEE4

Lighter +20%#76D0D8

Lighter +10%#4EC2CD

Darker −10%#28858D

Darker −20%#1D5F65

Darker −30%#113A3E

Darker −40%#061516

More saturated +25%#16C2D2

Less saturated −25%#509298

Channel breakdown

R51

G170

B181

Red51 (20%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue185.08°

Saturation (HSL)56.03%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 33 · G AA · B B5

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