Palettes / Colors / #3FABA2

#3FABA2 — Muted Teal

#3FABA2 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 #3FABA2 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.

#3FABA2 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 #AB3F48; it also sits naturally between #3FAB6C and #3F7EAB. 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 64%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3FABA2

.text { color: #3FABA2; }
.background { background-color: #3FABA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3FABA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(63, 171, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 46%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3FABA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(63, 171, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3FABA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(63, 171, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3FABA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3FABA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AB3F48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3FABA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3FABA2

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 #3FABA2 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 #3FABA2 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 #3FABA2?

#3FABA2 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 63, 171, 162). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3FABA2?

#3FABA2 is RGB 63, 171, 162 — HSL 175°, 46%, 46% — CMYK 63%, 0%, 5%, 33%.

What colors go with #3FABA2?

Its complement is #AB3F48; analogous partners are #3FAB6C and #3F7EAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3FABA2 for text?

Black text on #3FABA2 has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.78:1.