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#3BE22C Color

#3BE22C is rgb(59, 226, 44) in RGB, hsl(115, 76%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 0%, 81%, 11%) 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 7.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3BE22C
HEX#3BE22C
RGBrgb(59, 226, 44)
HSLhsl(115, 76%, 53%)
HSVhsv(115, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 0%, 81%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.251 142)
LABlab(79.41% -66.69 68.09)
LCHlch(79.41% 95.31 134.40)

What #3BE22C 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 #3BE22C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 7.09Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 11.54Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 12.03Erin#00FF40ΔE 14.02Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 14.15Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 15.88

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

#3BE22C Channel Values

How #3BE22C 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 226 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 76% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3BE22C 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3BE22C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3BE22C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3BE22C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3BE22C
Complementary
#D32CE2
Analogous
#96E22C
Analogous
#2CE278
Triadic
#2C3BE2
Triadic
#E22C3B
Split comp.
#782CE2
Split comp.
#E22C96

Tints & Shades of #3BE22C

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

#54E647
#71EA66
#8AEE81
#A8F2A1
#C1F6BC
#DEFADB

Shades

#2BCE1C
#24AF18
#1E9014
#17700F
#11510B
#0A3107

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3BE22C.

How #3BE22C 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#3BE22C
Protanopia#D1D12F
Protanomaly#AAD82E
Deuteranopia#BFBF3C
Deuteranomaly#9CCE36
Tritanopia#68D5D5
Tritanomaly#59DBAC
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3BE22C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3be22c: #3BE22C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3BE22C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3be22c': '#3BE22C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.231, green: 0.886, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_3be22c">#3BE22C</color>
SVG fillfill="#3BE22C"

More Green Colors

#3BE22C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3BE22C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3BE22C?

#3BE22C is a mid-tone green — rgb(59, 226, 44) in RGB and hsl(115, 76%, 53%) 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 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #3BE22C?

#3BE22C is rgb(59, 226, 44) — red 59, green 226, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3BE22C?

#3BE22C converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 0%, 81%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3BE22C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3BE22C scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3BE22C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3BE22C 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 11.54, which is visibly different.

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