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#3BC299

#3bc299 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bc299 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 76.08% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.13% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 161.78°, with 53.36% saturation and 49.61% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4181

Complementary

  1. #3bc299
  2. #c23b64

Split complementary

  1. #3bc299
  2. #c23ba8
  3. #c2563b

Analogous

  1. #3bc256
  2. #3bc299
  3. #3ba8c2

Triadic

  1. #3bc299
  2. #993bc2
  3. #c2993b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc299
  2. #3b64c2
  3. #c23b64
  4. #c2993b

Square

  1. #3bc299
  2. #563bc2
  3. #c23b64
  4. #a8c23b

Monochromatic

  1. #174d3c
  2. #29876b
  3. #3bc299
  4. #75d5b8
  5. #afe7d6

Shades

#3bc299 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc299
  2. #35af8a
  3. #2f9b7a
  4. #29886b
  5. #23745c
  6. #1e614d
  7. #184e3d
  8. #123a2e
  9. #0c271f
  10. #06130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc299 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc299
  2. #4fc8a3
  3. #62cead
  4. #76d4b8
  5. #89dac2
  6. #9de1cc
  7. #b1e7d6
  8. #c4ede0
  9. #d8f3eb
  10. #ebf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc299 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc299
  2. #42bb97
  3. #49b594
  4. #50ae92
  5. #57a88f
  6. #5ea18d
  7. #649a8a
  8. #6b9488
  9. #728d85
  10. #798783
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db6a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdb597 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba89c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9aba98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cb39b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc299 {
  color: #3bc299;
}
Background
.bg-3bc299 {
  background-color: #3bc299;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc299 {
  border: 2px solid #3bc299;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc299;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 194 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 53% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc299 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc299, #3ba8c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc299 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 194 153 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 3.41 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 4.01 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 4.54 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.49 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.97 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.03 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.64 #c43d66 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#3bc299  rgb(59, 194, 153)  hsl(162, 53%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#c23b64  rgb(194, 59, 100)  hsl(342, 53%, 50%)  Dogwood Rose
#993bc2  rgb(153, 59, 194)  hsl(282, 53%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#c2993b  rgb(194, 153, 59)  hsl(42, 53%, 50%)  Goldenrod