Light sea green

#3bb99f

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light sea green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light sea green is a mid teal, grounded between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light sea green color values

Every conversion for #3bb99f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3bb99f

RGB59, 185, 159

HSL168, 52%, 48%

HSV168, 68%, 73%

CMYK68%, 0%, 14%, 27%

Lab68.12, -40.47, 3.21

XYZ25.41, 38.13, 38.82

Decimal3914143

Web safe#33cc99

Pantone808 C

Shades of light sea green

#36a991 #319983 #2c8875 #267867 #216859 #1c584c #17483e #123830 #0d2722 #071714

Tints of light sea green

#48c5ab #5bcbb4 #6ed1bc #81d7c5 #93ddce #a6e3d6 #b9e9df #ccefe7 #dff5f0 #f1fbf9

Colors that go with light sea green

Complementary#b93b55 Analogous#3bb960 Analogous#3b94b9 Triadic#9f3bb9 Triadic#b99f3b Split complementary#b93b94 Split complementary#b9603b

Light sea green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 68, 0, 14, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3bb99f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 0 14 27

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 4 17 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light sea green in css

Copy #3bb99f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3bb99f; }
.text { color: #3bb99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3bb99f; }

How light sea green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Light sea green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3bb99f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3bb99f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light sea green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3bb99f sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light sea green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light sea green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3bb99f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light sea green, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #3bb99f is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.