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#3AD962 Color

#3AD962 is rgb(58, 217, 98) in RGB, hsl(135, 68%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 55%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Malachite (#0BDA51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3AD962
HEX#3AD962
RGBrgb(58, 217, 98)
HSLhsl(135, 68%, 54%)
HSVhsv(135, 73%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 55%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.207 147.5)
LABlab(76.94% -60.60 45.65)
LCHlch(76.94% 75.87 143.01)

What #3AD962 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 #3AD962, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 9.14Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 10.82Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.86Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 14.9Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.08Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 15.08

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

#3AD962 Channel Values

How #3AD962 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 217 · B 988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 68% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 73% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3AD962 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3AD962 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3AD962

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3AD962; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3AD962
Complementary
#D93AB2
Analogous
#62D93A
Analogous
#3AD9B2
Triadic
#623AD9
Triadic
#D9623A
Split comp.
#B23AD9
Split comp.
#D93A62

Tints & Shades of #3AD962

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

#54DE76
#72E48E
#8BE9A3
#A5EEB7
#BFF3CC
#DDF8E4

Shades

#26C94F
#21AB43
#1B8D38
#146B2A
#0F4D1E
#092F13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3AD962.

How #3AD962 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#3AD962
Protanopia#C9C963
Protanomaly#A3CF63
Deuteranopia#B8B869
Deuteranomaly#96C666
Tritanopia#5FCFCF
Tritanomaly#53D3AE
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3AD962 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3ad962: #3AD962;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3AD962;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3ad962': '#3AD962' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.227, green: 0.851, blue: 0.384)
Android XML<color name="color_3ad962">#3AD962</color>
SVG fillfill="#3AD962"

More Green Colors

#3AD962 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3AD962 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3AD962?

#3AD962 is a mid-tone green — rgb(58, 217, 98) in RGB and hsl(135, 68%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Malachite (#0BDA51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.14.

What is the RGB value of #3AD962?

#3AD962 is rgb(58, 217, 98) — red 58, green 217, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3AD962?

#3AD962 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 55%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3AD962 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3AD962 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3AD962 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3AD962 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 15.08, which is visibly different.

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