HEX Color #33C5CC (Darkturquoise)

About #33C5CC

The precise color #33C5CC is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Darkturquoise. Its digital footprint relies on 51 parts red, 197 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 75% cyan and 3% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 182.7° hue, 60.0% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#33C5CC

RGB51, 197, 204

HSL182.7°, 60.0%, 50.0%

CMYK75%, 3%, 0%, 20%

HSV182.7°, 75.0%, 80.0%

LAB72.9, -34.5, -14.4

XYZ32.2, 45.0, 64.1

Decimal3392972

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#33C5CC #CC3A32

Analogous

#32CC86 #3278CC

Triadic

#CC32C4 #C4CC32

Tetradic

#8632CC #CC3A32 #78CC32

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#33C5CC

#49CBD1

#60D1D7

#77D8DD

#8DDEE2

#A4E5E8

#BBEBEE

#D1F2F3

#E8F8F9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#33C5CC

#2DAFB5

#27999E

#228388

#1C6D71

#16575A

#114144

#0B2B2D

#051516

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.10:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.00:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.01:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.50:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #33C5CC; }

.text-color { color: #33C5CC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #33C5CC; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise

#00CED1