What color is #3BB2A6?

#3BB2A6 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Waterfall. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3BB2A6?

The RGB value is 59, 178, 166: 59 red, 178 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3BB2A6?

The complementary color is #B23B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3BB2A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3BB2A6 color

#3BB2A6 rgb(59, 178, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3BB2A6 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 69.8% green and 65.1% blue (59, 178, 166).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 50% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Waterfall (#3AB0A2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#3BB2A6 color codes

HEX	`#3BB2A6`
RGB	`rgb(59, 178, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 69.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 50%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 67%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.15, -35.45, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.15, 35.62, 185.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.604, 35.521, 41.629)`
Decimal	`3912358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3BB2A6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3BB2A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3BB2A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3BB2A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3bb2a6; }
.text { color: #3bb2a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3bb2a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 178 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3bb2a6, #3b82b2); }

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Questions

What color is #3BB2A6?: #3BB2A6 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Waterfall. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3BB2A6?: The RGB value is 59, 178, 166: 59 red, 178 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3BB2A6?: The complementary color is #B23B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3BB2A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.