Palettes / Colors / #3FA697

#3FA697 — Muted Teal

#3FA697 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #3FA697 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.

#3FA697 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A63F4F; it also sits naturally between #3FA663 and #3F82A6. 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 25% · Green 65% · Blue 59%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3FA697

.text { color: #3FA697; }
.background { background-color: #3FA697; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3FA697; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(63, 166, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 45%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3FA697; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(63, 166, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3FA697; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(63, 166, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3FA697">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3FA697">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A63F4F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3FA697: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3FA697

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 #3FA697 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 #3FA697 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 #3FA697?

#3FA697 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 63, 166, 151). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3FA697?

#3FA697 is RGB 63, 166, 151 — HSL 171°, 45%, 45% — CMYK 62%, 0%, 9%, 35%.

What colors go with #3FA697?

Its complement is #A63F4F; analogous partners are #3FA663 and #3F82A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3FA697 for text?

Black text on #3FA697 has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.