Palettes / Colors / #3BE3CD

#3BE3CD — Teal

#3BE3CD 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 #3BE3CD 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.

#3BE3CD 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 #E33B51; it also sits naturally between #3BE378 and #3BA5E3. 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 89% · Blue 80%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3BE3CD

.text { color: #3BE3CD; }
.background { background-color: #3BE3CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BE3CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 227, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 75%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BE3CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 227, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BE3CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 227, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3BE3CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3BE3CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3BE3CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E33B51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3BE3CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3BE3CD

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 #3BE3CD 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 #3BE3CD 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

← #3BE3CC  ·  #3BE3CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3BE3CD?

#3BE3CD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 59, 227, 205). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3BE3CD?

#3BE3CD is RGB 59, 227, 205 — HSL 172°, 75%, 56% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 10%, 11%.

What colors go with #3BE3CD?

Its complement is #E33B51; analogous partners are #3BE378 and #3BA5E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3BE3CD for text?

Black text on #3BE3CD has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.