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#3AF8A2 Color

#3AF8A2 is rgb(58, 248, 162) in RGB, hsl(153, 93%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 0%, 35%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3AF8A2
HEX#3AF8A2
RGBrgb(58, 248, 162)
HSLhsl(153, 93%, 60%)
HSVhsv(153, 77%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 35%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.19 157.8)
LABlab(87.20% -62.36 27.70)
LCHlch(87.20% 68.23 156.04)

What #3AF8A2 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 #3AF8A2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 6.58Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.84Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 12.04Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.88Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 17.63Olo#01FFCDΔE 18.78

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

#3AF8A2 Channel Values

How #3AF8A2 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 248 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 93% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 77% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3AF8A2 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3AF8A2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3AF8A2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3AF8A2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3AF8A2
Complementary
#F83A90
Analogous
#3AF844
Analogous
#3AEEF8
Triadic
#A23AF8
Triadic
#F8A23A
Split comp.
#F83AEE
Split comp.
#F8443A

Tints & Shades of #3AF8A2

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

#53F9AE
#70FABC
#89FBC7
#A6FCD5
#BFFDE1
#DDFEEF

Shades

#13F690
#08D97B
#06B164
#058A4E
#046238
#023B21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3AF8A2.

How #3AF8A2 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#3AF8A2
Protanopia#E5E5A3
Protanomaly#BAEDA2
Deuteranopia#D2D2A7
Deuteranomaly#AAE2A5
Tritanopia#60EFEF
Tritanomaly#53F3D5
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3AF8A2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3af8a2: #3AF8A2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3AF8A2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3af8a2': '#3AF8A2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.227, green: 0.973, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_3af8a2">#3AF8A2</color>
SVG fillfill="#3AF8A2"

More Green Colors

#3AF8A2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#3AF8A2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3AF8A2?

#3AF8A2 is a light green — rgb(58, 248, 162) in RGB and hsl(153, 93%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #3AF8A2?

#3AF8A2 is rgb(58, 248, 162) — red 58, green 248, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3AF8A2?

#3AF8A2 converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 0%, 35%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3AF8A2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3AF8A2 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3AF8A2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3AF8A2 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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