#33E7FF

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#33e7ff is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(51, 231, 255), HSL(187°, 100%, 60%), CMYK(80%, 9%, 0%, 0%). Closest named color: turquoise. Contrast is 1.5:1 on white and 14.02:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#33e7ff
RGBrgb(51 231 255)
RGB (legacy)rgb(51, 231, 255)
RGB %rgb(20% 91% 100%)
HSLhsl(187 100% 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 80%, 100%)
HWBhwb(187 20% 0%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 9%, 0%, 0%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(84.01 -38.91 -24.87)
LCHlch(84.01 46.18 212.59)
OKLaboklab(0.8529 -0.1213 -0.067)
OKLCHoklch(0.8529 0.1385 208.92)
Decimal3401727

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorturquoise ΔE 6.4
Closest web-safe color#33ffff
Hue187°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)100% / 80%
Lightness (HSL)60%
Brightness or Value (HSV)100%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)71% / 76%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.6508
Red / Green / Blue51 / 231 / 255

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.50:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
14.02:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 22.8 / -80.4 · As background with white / black text: Lc -25.9 / 80.9

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #33e7ff;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(85.29% 0.1385 208.92);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(51 231 255 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#33e7ff] text-[#33e7ff] border-[#33e7ff]">