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#3CA018 Color

#3CA018 is rgb(60, 160, 24) in RGB, hsl(104, 74%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 85%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vine Green (#38A32A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3CA018
HEX#3CA018
RGBrgb(60, 160, 24)
HSLhsl(104, 74%, 36%)
HSVhsv(104, 85%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 85%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.188 139.5)
LABlab(58.28% -47.51 54.38)
LCHlch(58.28% 72.22 131.14)

What #3CA018 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 #3CA018, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#3CA018 Channel Values

How #3CA018 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 60 · G 160 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 74% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 85% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.37:1 vs white · 6.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3CA018 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 text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3CA018 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3CA018

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3CA018; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #3CA018

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3CA018.

How #3CA018 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#3CA018
Protanopia#95951A
Protanomaly#7B9919
Deuteranopia#898924
Deuteranomaly#729320
Tritanopia#549797
Tritanomaly#4C9B78
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3CA018 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3ca018: #3CA018;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3CA018;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3ca018': '#3CA018' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.235, green: 0.627, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_3ca018">#3CA018</color>
SVG fillfill="#3CA018"

More Green Colors

#3CA018 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3CA018 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3CA018?

#3CA018 is a dark green — rgb(60, 160, 24) in RGB and hsl(104, 74%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vine Green (#38A32A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.81.

What is the RGB value of #3CA018?

#3CA018 is rgb(60, 160, 24) — red 60, green 160, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3CA018?

#3CA018 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 85%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3CA018 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3CA018 scores 3.37:1 against white and 6.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3CA018 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3CA018 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 12.99, which is visibly different.

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