Palettes / Colors / #3BFCD9

#3BFCD9 — Vivid Teal

#3BFCD9 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

#3BFCD9 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 #FC3B5E; it also sits naturally between #3BFC78 and #3BBFFC. 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 85%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3BFCD9

.text { color: #3BFCD9; }
.background { background-color: #3BFCD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BFCD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 252, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 97%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BFCD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 252, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BFCD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 252, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3BFCD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3BFCD9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3BFCD9

Tints of #3BFCD9

Tones of #3BFCD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FC3B5E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3BFCD9: #000000.

How #3BFCD9 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 #3BFCD9 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 #3BFCD9?

#3BFCD9 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 59, 252, 217). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3BFCD9?

#3BFCD9 is RGB 59, 252, 217 — HSL 169°, 97%, 61% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 14%, 1%.

What colors go with #3BFCD9?

Its complement is #FC3B5E; analogous partners are #3BFC78 and #3BBFFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3BFCD9 for text?

Black text on #3BFCD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.