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#3DC797 Color

#3DC797 is rgb(61, 199, 151) in RGB, hsl(159, 55%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 0%, 24%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3DC797
HEX#3DC797
RGBrgb(61, 199, 151)
HSLhsl(159, 55%, 51%)
HSVhsv(159, 69%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 24%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.137 165.4)
LABlab(72.13% -46.99 12.94)
LCHlch(72.13% 48.74 164.61)

What #3DC797 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 #3DC797, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.09Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.85Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 6.49Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 10.18Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.09Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 11.32

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

#3DC797 Channel Values

How #3DC797 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 199 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 55% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 69% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3DC797 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3DC797 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3DC797

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3DC797; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3DC797
Complementary
#C73D6D
Analogous
#3DC752
Analogous
#3DB2C7
Triadic
#973DC7
Triadic
#C7973D
Split comp.
#C73DB2
Split comp.
#C7523D

Tints & Shades of #3DC797

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

#59CFA6
#71D6B2
#8CDEC1
#A8E6D0
#C4EEDF
#DBF5EC

Shades

#32AE83
#2C9671
#247B5C
#1C5F47
#144333
#0D2B21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3DC797.

How #3DC797 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#3DC797
Protanopia#B8B898
Protanomaly#97BE97
Deuteranopia#A9A99A
Deuteranomaly#8BB699
Tritanopia#50C2C2
Tritanomaly#49C4B2
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3DC797 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3dc797: #3DC797;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3DC797;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3dc797': '#3DC797' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.239, green: 0.780, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_3dc797">#3DC797</color>
SVG fillfill="#3DC797"

More Green Colors

#3DC797 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3DC797 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3DC797?

#3DC797 is a mid-tone green — rgb(61, 199, 151) in RGB and hsl(159, 55%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #3DC797?

#3DC797 is rgb(61, 199, 151) — red 61, green 199, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3DC797?

#3DC797 converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 0%, 24%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3DC797 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3DC797 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3DC797 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3DC797 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.09, which is visibly different.

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