Palettes / Colors / #39DFDE

#39DFDE — Teal

#39DFDE is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #39DFDE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#39DFDE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DF3A3A; it also sits naturally between #3ADF8C and #3A8CDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 22% · Green 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #39DFDE

.text { color: #39DFDE; }
.background { background-color: #39DFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #39DFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(57, 223, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 72%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #39DFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(57, 223, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #39DFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(57, 223, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#39DFDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#39DFDE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF3A3A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #39DFDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #39DFDE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #39DFDE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #39DFDE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #39DFDD  ·  #39DFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #39DFDE?

#39DFDE is Teal, a teal color (RGB 57, 223, 222). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #39DFDE?

#39DFDE is RGB 57, 223, 222 — HSL 180°, 72%, 55% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #39DFDE?

Its complement is #DF3A3A; analogous partners are #3ADF8C and #3A8CDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #39DFDE for text?

Black text on #39DFDE has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.