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#3BC997

#3bc997 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bc997 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 78.82% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.88% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 158.87°, with 56.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4494

Complementary

  1. #3bc997
  2. #c93b6d

Split complementary

  1. #3bc997
  2. #c93bb4
  3. #c9503b

Analogous

  1. #3bc950
  2. #3bc997
  3. #3bb4c9

Triadic

  1. #3bc997
  2. #973bc9
  3. #c9973b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc997
  2. #3b6dc9
  3. #c93b6d
  4. #c9973b

Square

  1. #3bc997
  2. #503bc9
  3. #c93b6d
  4. #b4c93b

Monochromatic

  1. #17543e
  2. #28906b
  3. #3bc997
  4. #77dab7
  5. #b3ead7

Shades

#3bc997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc997
  2. #35b588
  3. #2fa179
  4. #298d6a
  5. #23795b
  6. #1e654c
  7. #18503c
  8. #123c2d
  9. #0c281e
  10. #06140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc997
  2. #4fcea1
  3. #62d4ac
  4. #76d9b6
  5. #89dfc1
  6. #9de4cb
  7. #b1e9d5
  8. #c4efe0
  9. #d8f4ea
  10. #ebfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc997
  2. #42c295
  3. #49ba92
  4. #50b390
  5. #57ac8e
  6. #5ea58c
  7. #649d89
  8. #6b9687
  9. #728f85
  10. #798782
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92bca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5bb94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3ad9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0c195 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92b999 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c9ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc997 {
  color: #3bc997;
}
Background
.bg-3bc997 {
  background-color: #3bc997;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc997 {
  border: 2px solid #3bc997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 201 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 159 57% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc997, #3bb4c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 201 151 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 1.79 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 4.80 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 5.61 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.02 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.66 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.58 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.19 #c43668 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#3bc997  rgb(59, 201, 151)  hsl(159, 57%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#c93b6d  rgb(201, 59, 109)  hsl(339, 57%, 51%)  Telemagenta
#973bc9  rgb(151, 59, 201)  hsl(279, 57%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#c9973b  rgb(201, 151, 59)  hsl(39, 57%, 51%)  Goldenrod