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#3BE038 Color

#3BE038 is rgb(59, 224, 56) in RGB, hsl(119, 73%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 0%, 75%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3BE038
HEX#3BE038
RGBrgb(59, 224, 56)
HSLhsl(119, 73%, 55%)
HSVhsv(119, 75%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 0%, 75%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.243 142.7)
LABlab(78.84% -65.60 64.14)
LCHlch(78.84% 91.75 135.64)

What #3BE038 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 #3BE038, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 5.68Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 8.28Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 8.78Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 11.94Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 12.19Erin#00FF40ΔE 16.25

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

#3BE038 Channel Values

How #3BE038 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 224 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 73% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 75% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3BE038 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3BE038 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3BE038

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3BE038; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3BE038
Complementary
#DD38E0
Analogous
#8FE038
Analogous
#38E089
Triadic
#383BE0
Triadic
#E0383B
Split comp.
#8938E0
Split comp.
#E0388F

Tints & Shades of #3BE038

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

#55E453
#6FE86D
#8AEC88
#A8F1A7
#C2F5C1
#DCF9DC

Shades

#24D421
#1EB01C
#199217
#147312
#0E540D
#083108

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3BE038.

How #3BE038 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#3BE038
Protanopia#CFCF3A
Protanomaly#A8D639
Deuteranopia#BEBE45
Deuteranomaly#9BCC40
Tritanopia#66D4D4
Tritanomaly#58D9AB
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3BE038 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3be038: #3BE038;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3BE038;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3be038': '#3BE038' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.231, green: 0.878, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_3be038">#3BE038</color>
SVG fillfill="#3BE038"

More Green Colors

#3BE038 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3BE038 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3BE038?

#3BE038 is a mid-tone green — rgb(59, 224, 56) in RGB and hsl(119, 73%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #3BE038?

#3BE038 is rgb(59, 224, 56) — red 59, green 224, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3BE038?

#3BE038 converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 0%, 75%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3BE038 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3BE038 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3BE038 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3BE038 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 8.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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