Palettes / Colors / #3BB3CE

#3BB3CE — Teal

#3BB3CE is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #3BB3CE 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.

#3BB3CE 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 #CE563B; it also sits naturally between #3BCEA0 and #3B6ACE. 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 70% · Blue 81%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3BB3CE

.text { color: #3BB3CE; }
.background { background-color: #3BB3CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BB3CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 179, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 60%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BB3CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 179, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BB3CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 179, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3BB3CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3BB3CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3BB3CE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE563B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3BB3CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3BB3CE

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 #3BB3CE 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 #3BB3CE 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 #3BB3CE?

#3BB3CE is Teal, a teal color (RGB 59, 179, 206). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3BB3CE?

#3BB3CE is RGB 59, 179, 206 — HSL 191°, 60%, 52% — CMYK 71%, 13%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #3BB3CE?

Its complement is #CE563B; analogous partners are #3BCEA0 and #3B6ACE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3BB3CE for text?

Black text on #3BB3CE has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.