Palettes / Colors / #3BF2FA

#3BF2FA — Vivid Teal

#3BF2FA 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 #3BF2FA 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.

#3BF2FA 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 #FA473D; it also sits naturally between #3DFAA5 and #3D92FA. 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 95% · Blue 98%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3BF2FA

.text { color: #3BF2FA; }
.background { background-color: #3BF2FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BF2FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 242, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 95%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BF2FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 242, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BF2FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 242, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3BF2FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3BF2FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3BF2FA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA473D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3BF2FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3BF2FA

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 #3BF2FA 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 #3BF2FA 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 #3BF2FA?

#3BF2FA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 59, 242, 250). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3BF2FA?

#3BF2FA is RGB 59, 242, 250 — HSL 183°, 95%, 61% — CMYK 76%, 3%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #3BF2FA?

Its complement is #FA473D; analogous partners are #3DFAA5 and #3D92FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3BF2FA for text?

Black text on #3BF2FA has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.