Palettes / Colors / #3FAB9D

#3FAB9D — Muted Teal

#3FAB9D is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #3FAB9D 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.

#3FAB9D 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 #AB3F4E; it also sits naturally between #3FAB67 and #3F84AB. 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 67% · Blue 62%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3FAB9D

.text { color: #3FAB9D; }
.background { background-color: #3FAB9D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3FAB9D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(63, 171, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 46%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3FAB9D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(63, 171, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3FAB9D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(63, 171, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3FAB9D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3FAB9D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AB3F4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3FAB9D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3FAB9D

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 #3FAB9D 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 #3FAB9D 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 #3FAB9D?

#3FAB9D is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 63, 171, 157). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3FAB9D?

#3FAB9D is RGB 63, 171, 157 — HSL 172°, 46%, 46% — CMYK 63%, 0%, 8%, 33%.

What colors go with #3FAB9D?

Its complement is #AB3F4E; analogous partners are #3FAB67 and #3F84AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3FAB9D for text?

Black text on #3FAB9D has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.