Colour

#33DDEF

#33DDEF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#33DDEF is a cyan with RGB values 51, 221, 239 and HSL 186°, 85%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#33DDEF#33DDEF

HEX#33DDEF

RGBrgb(51, 221, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.8667, 0.9373

RGB percentages20%, 86.7%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(185.7, 85.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.7, 78.7%, 93.7%)

CMYK78.7%, 7.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,399,151

CSS custom property--colour: #33DDEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#CC2210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAD4F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1C2EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00E7E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.3 Aqua · ΔE 17.6 Cyan · ΔE 17.6 Turquoise · ΔE 18.9 Sky blue · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EF4533

Analogous#33EFA3, #337FEF

Triadic#EF33DD, #DDEF33

Split complementary#EF337F, #EFA333

Tetradic#A333EF, #EF4533, #7FEF33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0FDFE

Lighter +30%#C1F5FA

Lighter +20%#92EDF6

Lighter +10%#62E5F3

Darker −10%#11CADE

Darker −20%#0E9FAE

Darker −30%#0A747F

Darker −40%#064950

More saturated +25%#23EAFF

Less saturated −25%#4EC7D4

Channel breakdown

R51

G221

B239

Red51 (20%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue185.74°

Saturation (HSL)85.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 33 · G DD · B EF

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