#33a8bb

Color #33a8bb

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.27 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#33a8bb

RGB

rgb(51, 168, 187)

HSL

hsl(188.4, 57.1%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.4, 72.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.7%, 10.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.59, -25.55, -19.07)

LCH

lch(63.59, 31.88, 216.74)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.1037, 210.79)

HWB

hwb(188.4, 20%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb4633

Analogous

#33bb8a

#33a8bb

#3364bb

Triadic

#33a8bb

#bb33a8

#a8bb33

Split-complementary

#33a8bb

#bb3364

#bb8a33

Tetradic

#33a8bb

#4633bb

#bb4633

#a8bb33

Square

#33a8bb

#8a33bb

#bb4633

#64bb33

Shades

Color #33a8bb mixed toward black.

#2b8c9c

#22707d

#1a545e

#11383e

#091c1f

Tints

Color #33a8bb mixed toward white.

#4dbcce

#71cad8

#94d7e2

#b8e4ec

#dbf2f5

Tones

Color #33a8bb mixed toward gray.

#3ea0b0

#4a98a4

#559099

#60878e

#6c7f82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7879b7 · ΔE 27.6

Deuteranopia

#7269b6 · ΔE 31.4

Tritanopia

#40b3b2 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #33a8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#33a8bb]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#33a8bb (#33a8bb) is rgb(51, 168, 187) in RGB.

No, #33a8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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