Recognised as Colour
#33BFA1
- #33BFA1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#33BFA1 is a cyan with RGB values 51, 191, 161 and HSL 167°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#33BFA1#33BFA1
HEX#33BFA1
RGBrgb(51, 191, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.749, 0.6314
RGB percentages20%, 74.9%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(167.1, 57.9%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.1, 73.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK73.3%, 0%, 15.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,391,393
CSS custom property--colour: #33BFA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#CC405E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF3351
Analogous#33BF5B, #3397BF
Triadic#A133BF, #BFA133
Split complementary#BF3397, #BF5B33
Tetradic#5B33BF, #BF3351, #97BF33
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R51
G191
B161
Red51 (20%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue167.14°
Saturation (HSL)57.85%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 33 · G BF · B A1
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