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#3BBC8A

#3bbc8a ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bbc8a is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 73.73% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.6% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 156.74°, with 52.23% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.3873

Complementary

  1. #3bbc8a
  2. #bc3b6d

Split complementary

  1. #3bbc8a
  2. #bc3bae
  3. #bc493b

Analogous

  1. #3bbc49
  2. #3bbc8a
  3. #3baebc

Triadic

  1. #3bbc8a
  2. #8a3bbc
  3. #bc8a3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbc8a
  2. #3b6dbc
  3. #bc3b6d
  4. #bc8a3b

Square

  1. #3bbc8a
  2. #493bbc
  3. #bc3b6d
  4. #aebc3b

Monochromatic

  1. #164835
  2. #29825f
  3. #3bbc8a
  4. #71d2ad
  5. #abe5ce

Shades

#3bbc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbc8a
  2. #35a97c
  3. #2f966e
  4. #298461
  5. #237153
  6. #1e5e45
  7. #184b37
  8. #123829
  9. #0c261c
  10. #06130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbc8a
  2. #4fc396
  3. #62c9a1
  4. #76d0ad
  5. #89d7b9
  6. #9ddec5
  7. #b1e4d0
  8. #c4ebdc
  9. #d8f2e8
  10. #ebf8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbc8a
  2. #42b689
  3. #49b088
  4. #50aa87
  5. #57a486
  6. #5e9e85
  7. #649884
  8. #6b9283
  9. #728c82
  10. #798681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9ae87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a28d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97b488 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89ad8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bca1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbc8a {
  color: #3bbc8a;
}
Background
.bg-3bbc8a {
  background-color: #3bbc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbc8a {
  border: 2px solid #3bbc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 188 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 157 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbc8a, #3baebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 188 138 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 2.55 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.53 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 4.89 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.79 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.82 #00a86b Jade ΔE 6.97 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.06 #c44375 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Mint
#3bbc8a  rgb(59, 188, 138)  hsl(157, 52%, 48%)  Mint
#bc3b6d  rgb(188, 59, 109)  hsl(337, 52%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#8a3bbc  rgb(138, 59, 188)  hsl(277, 52%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#bc8a3b  rgb(188, 138, 59)  hsl(37, 52%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod