#33838A

A dark, moderate cyan closely aligning with Teal.

About #33838A

At its core, #33838A is a dark and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Teal. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(51, 131, 138).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 63% cyan and 5% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 184.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#33838A
RGB51, 131, 138
HSL184.8°, 46.0%, 37.1%
CMYK63%, 5%, 0%, 46%
HSV184.8°, 63.0%, 54.1%
LAB50.4, -21.8, -11.0
XYZ14.1, 18.8, 26.9
Decimal3376010

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.75:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #33838A; }
.text-color { color: #33838A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #33838A; }

Similar Colors

Teal
#008080