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#3ABB85 Color

#3ABB85 is rgb(58, 187, 133) in RGB, hsl(155, 53%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 0%, 29%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3ABB85
HEX#3ABB85
RGBrgb(58, 187, 133)
HSLhsl(155, 53%, 48%)
HSVhsv(155, 69%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 29%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.138 161.2)
LABlab(68.01% -46.13 16.84)
LCHlch(68.01% 49.11 159.94)

What #3ABB85 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3ABB85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 5.62Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.91Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 7.42Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 7.52Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.92Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 9.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#3ABB85 Channel Values

How #3ABB85 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 58 · G 187 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 53% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 69% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3ABB85 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3ABB85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3ABB85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3ABB85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3ABB85
Complementary
#BB3A70
Analogous
#3ABB44
Analogous
#3AB0BB
Triadic
#853ABB
Triadic
#BB853A
Split comp.
#BB3AB0
Split comp.
#BB443A

Tints & Shades of #3ABB85

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4FC996
#6BD1A7
#86DAB7
#A5E3CA
#C1ECDA
#DCF4EA

Shades

#32A475
#2A8961
#237150
#1C5A40
#14422F
#0C271C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3ABB85.

How #3ABB85 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3ABB85
Protanopia#ADAD86
Protanomaly#8EB385
Deuteranopia#9F9F88
Deuteranomaly#82AB87
Tritanopia#4EB5B5
Tritanomaly#47B8A4
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3ABB85 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3abb85: #3ABB85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3ABB85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3abb85': '#3ABB85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.227, green: 0.733, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_3abb85">#3ABB85</color>
SVG fillfill="#3ABB85"

More Green Colors

#3ABB85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3ABB85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3ABB85?

#3ABB85 is a mid-tone green — rgb(58, 187, 133) in RGB and hsl(155, 53%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #3ABB85?

#3ABB85 is rgb(58, 187, 133) — red 58, green 187, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3ABB85?

#3ABB85 converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 0%, 29%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3ABB85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3ABB85 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3ABB85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3ABB85 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 7.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.