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#3CB99D

#3cb99d ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3cb99d is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 72.55% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.14% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 166.56°, with 51.02% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 4.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.3809

Complementary

  1. #3cb99d
  2. #b93c58

Split complementary

  1. #3cb99d
  2. #b93c97
  3. #b95f3c

Analogous

  1. #3cb95f
  2. #3cb99d
  3. #3c97b9

Triadic

  1. #3cb99d
  2. #9d3cb9
  3. #b99d3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cb99d
  2. #3c58b9
  3. #b93c58
  4. #b99d3c

Square

  1. #3cb99d
  2. #5f3cb9
  3. #b93c58
  4. #97b93c

Monochromatic

  1. #17453b
  2. #297f6c
  3. #3cb99d
  4. #71d1bb
  5. #aae4d7

Shades

#3cb99d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cb99d
  2. #36a78d
  3. #30947e
  4. #2a826e
  5. #246f5e
  6. #1e5d4f
  7. #184a3f
  8. #12382f
  9. #0c251f
  10. #061310
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cb99d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cb99d
  2. #50c0a7
  3. #63c7b1
  4. #77ceba
  5. #8ad5c4
  6. #9edcce
  7. #b1e3d8
  8. #c5eae2
  9. #d8f1eb
  10. #ecf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cb99d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cb99d
  2. #43b39a
  3. #4aae97
  4. #50a894
  5. #57a291
  6. #5e9d8f
  7. #65978c
  8. #6c9189
  9. #728b86
  10. #798683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88aea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3ad9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a19f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92b29c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84ab9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00baa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cb99d {
  color: #3cb99d;
}
Background
.bg-3cb99d {
  background-color: #3cb99d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cb99d {
  border: 2px solid #3cb99d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cb99d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 185 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 51% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cb99d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cb99d, #3c97b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cb99d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 185 157 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 4.84 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.06 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.36 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.44 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.12 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.21 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.08 #c34662 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Mint
#3cb99d  rgb(60, 185, 157)  hsl(167, 51%, 48%)  Mint
#b93c58  rgb(185, 60, 88)  hsl(347, 51%, 48%)  Brick Red
#9d3cb9  rgb(157, 60, 185)  hsl(287, 51%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#b99d3c  rgb(185, 157, 60)  hsl(47, 51%, 48%)  Brass