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#3BA55D Color

#3BA55D is rgb(59, 165, 93) in RGB, hsl(139, 47%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 44%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3BA55D
HEX#3BA55D
RGBrgb(59, 165, 93)
HSLhsl(139, 47%, 44%)
HSVhsv(139, 64%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 44%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.144 150.7)
LABlab(60.44% -43.90 28.00)
LCHlch(60.44% 52.07 147.47)

What #3BA55D 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 #3BA55D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 6.75Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 7.78GO Green#00AB66ΔE 8.1Spanish Green#009150ΔE 8.67Green Frog#00A86BΔE 9.08Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 9.9

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

#3BA55D Channel Values

How #3BA55D 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 59 · G 165 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 47% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 64% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3BA55D 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3BA55D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3BA55D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3BA55D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3BA55D
Complementary
#A53B84
Analogous
#4FA53B
Analogous
#3BA592
Triadic
#5D3BA5
Triadic
#A55D3B
Split comp.
#923BA5
Split comp.
#A53B4F

Tints & Shades of #3BA55D

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

#4BBE70
#65C884
#83D29C
#A1DDB4
#BFE8CC
#DAF1E1

Shades

#338E50
#2D7C46
#246539
#1C4F2C
#143820
#0E2515

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3BA55D.

How #3BA55D 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#3BA55D
Protanopia#99995E
Protanomaly#7E9E5D
Deuteranopia#8D8D61
Deuteranomaly#75975F
Tritanopia#4F9E9E
Tritanomaly#48A189
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3BA55D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3ba55d: #3BA55D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3BA55D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3ba55d': '#3BA55D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.231, green: 0.647, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_3ba55d">#3BA55D</color>
SVG fillfill="#3BA55D"

More Green Colors

#3BA55D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3BA55D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3BA55D?

#3BA55D is a mid-tone green — rgb(59, 165, 93) in RGB and hsl(139, 47%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #3BA55D?

#3BA55D is rgb(59, 165, 93) — red 59, green 165, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3BA55D?

#3BA55D converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 44%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3BA55D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3BA55D scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3BA55D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3BA55D 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 6.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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