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#3BF187 Color

#3BF187 is rgb(59, 241, 135) in RGB, hsl(145, 87%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 44%, 5%) 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 7.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3BF187
HEX#3BF187
RGBrgb(59, 241, 135)
HSLhsl(145, 87%, 59%)
HSVhsv(145, 76%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 44%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.204 152.3)
LABlab(84.74% -63.67 37.77)
LCHlch(84.74% 74.03 149.33)

What #3BF187 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 #3BF187, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 7.75Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.89Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.37Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 12.61Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 17.08Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 18

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

#3BF187 Channel Values

How #3BF187 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 241 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 87% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 76% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3BF187 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3BF187 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3BF187

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3BF187; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3BF187
Complementary
#F13BA6
Analogous
#4BF13B
Analogous
#3BF1E2
Triadic
#873BF1
Triadic
#F1873B
Split comp.
#E23BF1
Split comp.
#F13B4B

Tints & Shades of #3BF187

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

#58F399
#70F5A7
#8DF7B9
#A4F9C8
#C1FBD9
#D9FCE8

Shades

#15EF70
#0ECD5E
#0CA74C
#09863D
#075F2C
#04391A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3BF187.

How #3BF187 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#3BF187
Protanopia#DFDF88
Protanomaly#B5E688
Deuteranopia#CCCC8D
Deuteranomaly#A6DC8B
Tritanopia#63E7E7
Tritanomaly#56EBC8
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3BF187 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3bf187: #3BF187;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3BF187;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3bf187': '#3BF187' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.231, green: 0.945, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_3bf187">#3BF187</color>
SVG fillfill="#3BF187"

More Green Colors

#3BF187 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3BF187 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3BF187?

#3BF187 is a mid-tone green — rgb(59, 241, 135) in RGB and hsl(145, 87%, 59%) 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 7.75.

What is the RGB value of #3BF187?

#3BF187 is rgb(59, 241, 135) — red 59, green 241, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3BF187?

#3BF187 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 44%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3BF187 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3BF187 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3BF187 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3BF187 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 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.