Recognised as Colour
#33BC97
- #33BC97
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#33BC97 is a cyan with RGB values 51, 188, 151 and HSL 164°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#33BC97#33BC97
HEX#33BC97
RGBrgb(51, 188, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.7373, 0.5922
RGB percentages20%, 73.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(163.8, 57.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 72.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK72.9%, 0%, 19.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,390,615
CSS custom property--colour: #33BC97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#CC4368
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC3358
Analogous#33BC53, #339CBC
Triadic#9733BC, #BC9733
Split complementary#BC339C, #BC5333
Tetradic#5333BC, #BC3358, #9CBC33
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R51
G188
B151
Red51 (20%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue163.8°
Saturation (HSL)57.32%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 33 · G BC · B 97
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