Palettes / Colors / #3BFCD2

#3BFCD2 — Vivid Teal

#3BFCD2 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 #3BFCD2 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.

#3BFCD2 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 #FC3B65; it also sits naturally between #3BFC72 and #3BC5FC. 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 99% · Blue 82%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3BFCD2

.text { color: #3BFCD2; }
.background { background-color: #3BFCD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BFCD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 252, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 97%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BFCD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 252, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BFCD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 252, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3BFCD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3BFCD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3BFCD2

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Tones of #3BFCD2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FC3B65:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3BFCD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3BFCD2

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 #3BFCD2 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 #3BFCD2 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

← #3BFCD1  ·  #3BFCD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3BFCD2?

#3BFCD2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 59, 252, 210). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3BFCD2?

#3BFCD2 is RGB 59, 252, 210 — HSL 167°, 97%, 61% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 17%, 1%.

What colors go with #3BFCD2?

Its complement is #FC3B65; analogous partners are #3BFC72 and #3BC5FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3BFCD2 for text?

Black text on #3BFCD2 has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.