Close to Medium Aquamarine
#3BCDA8
#3BCDA8 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 23.1% red, 80.4% green, and 65.9% blue. Its hue is 165°, with 59% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #3BCDA8.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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10.48:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #3BCDA8 as they’d see it.
#3BCDA8 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #3BCDA8
What color is #3BCDA8?
#3BCDA8 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 23.1% red, 80.4% green, and 65.9% blue. Its hue is 165°, with 59% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #3BCDA8 in RGB?
#3BCDA8 is rgb(59, 205, 168): 59 red, 205 green, and 168 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #3BCDA8 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(71, 0, 18, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #3BCDA8?
PANTONE 333 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #3BCDA8?
Its complement #FF9AA9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.