Palettes / Colors / #3BEAED
#3BEAED — Vivid Teal
#3BEAED 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 #3BEAED 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.
#3BEAED 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 #ED3E3B; it also sits naturally between #3BED97 and #3B91ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #3BEAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 59, 234, 237 |
| HSL | 181°, 83%, 58% |
| HSV | 181°, 75%, 93% |
| CMYK | 75%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 46.51, 65.89, 90.39 |
| Yxy | 65.89, 0.2294, 0.3249 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.94, -41.07, -13.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.17, -36.00, -14.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 23% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 75% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #3BEAED
.text { color: #3BEAED; }
.background { background-color: #3BEAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BEAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 234, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 83%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BEAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 234, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BEAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 234, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#3BEAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3BEAED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ED3E3B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #3BEAED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3BEAED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #3BEAED: ·
How #3BEAED 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 #3BEAED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #3BEAED?
#3BEAED is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 59, 234, 237). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #3BEAED?
#3BEAED is RGB 59, 234, 237 — HSL 181°, 83%, 58% — CMYK 75%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #3BEAED?
Its complement is #ED3E3B; analogous partners are #3BED97 and #3B91ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #3BEAED for text?
Black text on #3BEAED has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.