Recognised as Colour
#33C3CE
- #33C3CE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#33C3CE is a cyan with RGB values 51, 195, 206 and HSL 184°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#33C3CE#33C3CE
HEX#33C3CE
RGBrgb(51, 195, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.7647, 0.8078
RGB percentages20%, 76.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(184.3, 61.3%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.3, 75.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK75.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,392,462
CSS custom property--colour: #33C3CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#CC3C31
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CE3E33
Analogous#33CE8B, #3376CE
Triadic#CE33C3, #C3CE33
Split complementary#CE3375, #CE8B33
Tetradic#8C33CE, #CE3E33, #76CE33
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R51
G195
B206
Red51 (20%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue184.26°
Saturation (HSL)61.26%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G C3 · B CE
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