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#33FFFF

#33ffff ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
  • Web safe
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#33ffff is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 100% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 0.7.

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Relative luminance0.7944

Complementary

  1. #33ffff
  2. #ff3333

Split complementary

  1. #33ffff
  2. #ff3399
  3. #ff9933

Analogous

  1. #33ff99
  2. #33ffff
  3. #3399ff

Triadic

  1. #33ffff
  2. #ff33ff
  3. #ffff33

Tetradic

  1. #33ffff
  2. #3333ff
  3. #ff3333
  4. #ffff33

Square

  1. #33ffff
  2. #9933ff
  3. #ff3333
  4. #99ff33

Monochromatic

  1. #009999
  2. #00e5e6
  3. #33ffff
  4. #80ffff
  5. #ccffff

Shades

#33ffff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #33ffff
  2. #2ee6e6
  3. #29cccc
  4. #24b3b3
  5. #1f9999
  6. #1a8080
  7. #146666
  8. #0f4d4d
  9. #0a3333
  10. #051a1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#33ffff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #33ffff
  2. #47ffff
  3. #5cffff
  4. #70ffff
  5. #85ffff
  6. #99ffff
  7. #adffff
  8. #c2ffff
  9. #d6ffff
  10. #ebffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#33ffff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #33ffff
  2. #3bf2f2
  3. #42e6e6
  4. #4ad9d9
  5. #52cccc
  6. #5ac0c0
  7. #61b3b3
  8. #69a6a6
  9. #719999
  10. #788d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baf1f1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eef2ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2deff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0f7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaecff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ffff ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-33ffff {
  color: #33ffff;
}
Background
.bg-33ffff {
  background-color: #33ffff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-33ffff {
  border: 2px solid #33ffff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #33ffff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 255 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-33ffff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #33ffff, #3399ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-33ffff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 255 255 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 0.70 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 0.70 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.96 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.09 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.08 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.65 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.26 #cc0000 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Aqua
#33ffff  rgb(51, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 60%)  Aqua
#ff3333  rgb(255, 51, 51)  hsl(0, 100%, 60%)  Tractor Red
#ff33ff  rgb(255, 51, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 60%)  Fuchsia
#ffff33  rgb(255, 255, 51)  hsl(60, 100%, 60%)  Daffodil