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#3CDD8A Color

#3CDD8A is rgb(60, 221, 138) in RGB, hsl(149, 70%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 38%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3CDD8A
HEX#3CDD8A
RGBrgb(60, 221, 138)
HSLhsl(149, 70%, 55%)
HSVhsv(149, 73%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 38%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.177 155.5)
LABlab(78.68% -56.78 28.50)
LCHlch(78.68% 63.54 153.34)

What #3CDD8A 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 #3CDD8A, 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.

#3CDD8A Channel Values

How #3CDD8A 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 221 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 70% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 73% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3CDD8A 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 text11.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3CDD8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3CDD8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3CDD8A; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #3CDD8A

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 #3CDD8A.

How #3CDD8A 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#3CDD8A
Protanopia#CDCD8B
Protanomaly#A6D38A
Deuteranopia#BBBB8F
Deuteranomaly#99CA8D
Tritanopia#5BD5D5
Tritanomaly#50D8BC
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3CDD8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3cdd8a: #3CDD8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3CDD8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3cdd8a': '#3CDD8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.235, green: 0.867, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_3cdd8a">#3CDD8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#3CDD8A"

More Green Colors

#3CDD8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3CDD8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3CDD8A?

#3CDD8A is a mid-tone green — rgb(60, 221, 138) in RGB and hsl(149, 70%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.59.

What is the RGB value of #3CDD8A?

#3CDD8A is rgb(60, 221, 138) — red 60, green 221, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3CDD8A?

#3CDD8A converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 38%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3CDD8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3CDD8A scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3CDD8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3CDD8A 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 14.18, which is visibly different.

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