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#3ACBA9 Color

#3ACBA9 is rgb(58, 203, 169) in RGB, hsl(166, 58%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 0%, 17%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3ACBA9
HEX#3ACBA9
RGBrgb(58, 203, 169)
HSLhsl(166, 58%, 51%)
HSVhsv(166, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 17%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.13 173.3)
LABlab(73.65% -45.66 5.46)
LCHlch(73.65% 45.99 173.18)

What #3ACBA9 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 #3ACBA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 7.78Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.13Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.47Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.83Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.82Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.52

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

#3ACBA9 Channel Values

How #3ACBA9 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 203 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 58% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 71% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3ACBA9 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3ACBA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3ACBA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3ACBA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3ACBA9
Complementary
#CB3A5B
Analogous
#3ACB60
Analogous
#3AA4CB
Triadic
#A93ACB
Triadic
#CBA93A
Split comp.
#CB3AA4
Split comp.
#CB603A

Tints & Shades of #3ACBA9

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

#56D2B5
#6ED8C0
#8AE0CC
#A6E7D8
#C3EFE5
#DBF5EF

Shades

#2FB193
#29997F
#217D68
#1A6150
#124439
#0C2C25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3ACBA9.

How #3ACBA9 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#3ACBA9
Protanopia#BCBCA9
Protanomaly#99C2A9
Deuteranopia#ACACAC
Deuteranomaly#8DB9AB
Tritanopia#4AC7C7
Tritanomaly#44C9BC
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3ACBA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3acba9: #3ACBA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3ACBA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3acba9': '#3ACBA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.227, green: 0.796, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_3acba9">#3ACBA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#3ACBA9"

More Green Colors

#3ACBA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3ACBA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3ACBA9?

#3ACBA9 is a mid-tone green — rgb(58, 203, 169) in RGB and hsl(166, 58%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.78.

What is the RGB value of #3ACBA9?

#3ACBA9 is rgb(58, 203, 169) — red 58, green 203, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3ACBA9?

#3ACBA9 converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 0%, 17%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3ACBA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3ACBA9 scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3ACBA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3ACBA9 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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