Palettes / Colors / #3EECEF

#3EECEF — Vivid Teal

#3EECEF 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 #3EECEF 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.

#3EECEF 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 #EF413E; it also sits naturally between #3EEF99 and #3E93EF. 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 24% · Green 93% · Blue 94%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3EECEF

.text { color: #3EECEF; }
.background { background-color: #3EECEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3EECEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(62, 236, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 85%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3EECEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(62, 236, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3EECEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(62, 236, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #3EECEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF413E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3EECEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3EECEF

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 #3EECEF 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 #3EECEF 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

← #3EECEE  ·  #3EECF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3EECEF?

#3EECEF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 62, 236, 239). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3EECEF?

#3EECEF is RGB 62, 236, 239 — HSL 181°, 85%, 59% — CMYK 74%, 1%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #3EECEF?

Its complement is #EF413E; analogous partners are #3EEF99 and #3E93EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3EECEF for text?

Black text on #3EECEF has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.