Palettes / Colors / #3BB09E

#3BB09E — Muted Teal

#3BB09E is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #3BB09E 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.

#3BB09E is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B03B4C; it also sits naturally between #3BB064 and #3B87B0. 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 23% · Green 69% · Blue 62%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3BB09E

.text { color: #3BB09E; }
.background { background-color: #3BB09E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BB09E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 176, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 50%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BB09E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 176, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BB09E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 176, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3BB09E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3BB09E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B03B4C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3BB09E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3BB09E

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 #3BB09E 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 #3BB09E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #3BB09E?

#3BB09E is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 59, 176, 158). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3BB09E?

#3BB09E is RGB 59, 176, 158 — HSL 171°, 50%, 46% — CMYK 66%, 0%, 10%, 31%.

What colors go with #3BB09E?

Its complement is #B03B4C; analogous partners are #3BB064 and #3B87B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3BB09E for text?

Black text on #3BB09E has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.