Palettes / Colors / #3BBF8A

#3BBF8A — Muted Green

#3BBF8A is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #3BBF8A 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.

#3BBF8A is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #BF3B70; it also sits naturally between #3BBF48 and #3BB2BF. 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 75% · Blue 54%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3BBF8A

.text { color: #3BBF8A; }
.background { background-color: #3BBF8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BBF8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 191, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 53%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BBF8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 191, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BBF8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 191, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3BBF8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3BBF8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF3B70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3BBF8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3BBF8A

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 #3BBF8A 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 #3BBF8A 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 #3BBF8A?

#3BBF8A is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 59, 191, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3BBF8A?

#3BBF8A is RGB 59, 191, 138 — HSL 156°, 53%, 49% — CMYK 69%, 0%, 28%, 25%.

What colors go with #3BBF8A?

Its complement is #BF3B70; analogous partners are #3BBF48 and #3BB2BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3BBF8A for text?

Black text on #3BBF8A has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.