#33aab6

Color #33aab6

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.1 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#33aab6

RGB

rgb(51, 170, 182)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 56.2%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 72%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(72%, 6.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(64.02, -28.1, -15.62)

LCH

lch(64.02, 32.15, 209.07)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.1028, 204.97)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 20%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b63f33

Analogous

#33b681

#33aab6

#3369b6

Triadic

#33aab6

#b633aa

#aab633

Split-complementary

#33aab6

#b63369

#b68133

Tetradic

#33aab6

#3f33b6

#b63f33

#aab633

Square

#33aab6

#8133b6

#b63f33

#69b633

Shades

Color #33aab6 mixed toward black.

#2b8e98

#227179

#1a555b

#11393d

#091c1e

Tints

Color #33aab6 mixed toward white.

#4bc1cc

#6fcdd7

#93dae1

#b7e6eb

#dbf3f5

Tones

Color #33aab6 mixed toward gray.

#3ea1ab

#4998a0

#548f95

#5f868a

#6a7d7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797ab3 · ΔE 28.8

Deuteranopia

#736ab3 · ΔE 32.8

Tritanopia

#40b1b0 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #33aab6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#33aab6]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#33aab6 (#33aab6) is rgb(51, 170, 182) in RGB.

No, #33aab6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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