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#3DBD8A Color

#3DBD8A is rgb(61, 189, 138) in RGB, hsl(156, 51%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 27%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3DBD8A
HEX#3DBD8A
RGBrgb(61, 189, 138)
HSLhsl(156, 51%, 49%)
HSVhsv(156, 68%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 27%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.135 162.6)
LABlab(68.79% -45.53 15.26)
LCHlch(68.79% 48.01 161.47)

What #3DBD8A 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 #3DBD8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 4.44Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 6.53Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 8.09Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.19Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 9.23Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 9.82

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

#3DBD8A Channel Values

How #3DBD8A 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 189 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 51% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 68% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3DBD8A 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3DBD8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3DBD8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3DBD8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3DBD8A
Complementary
#BD3D70
Analogous
#3DBD4A
Analogous
#3DB0BD
Triadic
#8A3DBD
Triadic
#BD8A3D
Split comp.
#BD3DB0
Split comp.
#BD4A3D

Tints & Shades of #3DBD8A

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

#56C89A
#71D1AA
#8BDABA
#A6E2CA
#C1EBDA
#DCF4EA

Shades

#36A679
#2D8B65
#257454
#1D5941
#154130
#0C271C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3DBD8A.

How #3DBD8A 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#3DBD8A
Protanopia#AFAF8B
Protanomaly#8FB58A
Deuteranopia#A1A18D
Deuteranomaly#84AD8C
Tritanopia#4FB8B8
Tritanomaly#49BAA7
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3DBD8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3dbd8a: #3DBD8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3DBD8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3dbd8a': '#3DBD8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.239, green: 0.741, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_3dbd8a">#3DBD8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#3DBD8A"

More Green Colors

#3DBD8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3DBD8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3DBD8A?

#3DBD8A is a mid-tone green — rgb(61, 189, 138) in RGB and hsl(156, 51%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #3DBD8A?

#3DBD8A is rgb(61, 189, 138) — red 61, green 189, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3DBD8A?

#3DBD8A converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 27%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3DBD8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3DBD8A scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3DBD8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3DBD8A 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 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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