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#3DAE5B Color

#3DAE5B is rgb(61, 174, 91) in RGB, hsl(136, 48%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 48%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3DAE5B
HEX#3DAE5B
RGBrgb(61, 174, 91)
HSLhsl(136, 48%, 46%)
HSVhsv(136, 65%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 48%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.157 148.9)
LABlab(63.36% -46.91 32.69)
LCHlch(63.36% 57.18 145.12)

What #3DAE5B 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 #3DAE5B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 6.72Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.22GO Green#00AB66ΔE 9.26Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.72Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 12.21Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.42

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

#3DAE5B Channel Values

How #3DAE5B 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 61 · G 174 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 48% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 65% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.84:1 vs white · 7.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3DAE5B 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 text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3DAE5B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3DAE5B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3DAE5B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3DAE5B
Complementary
#AE3D90
Analogous
#57AE3D
Analogous
#3DAE93
Triadic
#5B3DAE
Triadic
#AE5B3D
Split comp.
#933DAE
Split comp.
#AE3D57

Tints & Shades of #3DAE5B

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

#4EC16C
#6CCB85
#86D59B
#A4DFB4
#BFE8CA
#DDF3E3

Shades

#35974F
#2D8043
#256A37
#1D532C
#153C20
#0D2614

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3DAE5B.

How #3DAE5B 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#3DAE5B
Protanopia#A2A25C
Protanomaly#85A75B
Deuteranopia#95955F
Deuteranomaly#7B9F5E
Tritanopia#53A6A6
Tritanomaly#4BA98E
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3DAE5B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3dae5b: #3DAE5B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3DAE5B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3dae5b': '#3DAE5B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.239, green: 0.682, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_3dae5b">#3DAE5B</color>
SVG fillfill="#3DAE5B"

More Green Colors

#3DAE5B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#3DAE5B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3DAE5B?

#3DAE5B is a mid-tone green — rgb(61, 174, 91) in RGB and hsl(136, 48%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.72.

What is the RGB value of #3DAE5B?

#3DAE5B is rgb(61, 174, 91) — red 61, green 174, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3DAE5B?

#3DAE5B converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 48%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3DAE5B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3DAE5B scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3DAE5B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3DAE5B 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 9.22, 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.