Palettes / Colors / #3BDBEC

#3BDBEC — Vivid Teal

#3BDBEC is a teal color we call Vivid 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 #3BDBEC 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.

#3BDBEC 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 #EC4E3C; it also sits naturally between #3CECA5 and #3C82EC. 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 86% · Blue 93%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3BDBEC

.text { color: #3BDBEC; }
.background { background-color: #3BDBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BDBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 219, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 82%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BDBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 219, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BDBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 219, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #3BDBEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC4E3C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3BDBEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3BDBEC

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 #3BDBEC 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 #3BDBEC 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 #3BDBEC?

#3BDBEC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 59, 219, 236). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3BDBEC?

#3BDBEC is RGB 59, 219, 236 — HSL 186°, 82%, 58% — CMYK 75%, 7%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #3BDBEC?

Its complement is #EC4E3C; analogous partners are #3CECA5 and #3C82EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3BDBEC for text?

Black text on #3BDBEC has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.