#33E2CC

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Turquoise.

About #33E2CC

When working with digital screens, the color #33E2CC is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Turquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 51, 226, and 204.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 77% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#33E2CC
RGB51, 226, 204
HSL172.5°, 75.1%, 54.3%
CMYK77%, 0%, 10%, 11%
HSV172.5°, 77.4%, 88.6%
LAB81.5, -47.4, -1.5
XYZ39.5, 59.5, 66.5
Decimal3400396

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.63:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.89:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.96:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #33E2CC; }
.text-color { color: #33E2CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #33E2CC; }

Similar Colors

Turquoise
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