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#3EA370 Color

#3EA370 is rgb(62, 163, 112) in RGB, hsl(150, 45%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 31%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (NCS) (#009F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3EA370
HEX#3EA370
RGBrgb(62, 163, 112)
HSLhsl(150, 45%, 44%)
HSVhsv(150, 62%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 31%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.122 158)
LABlab(60.17% -39.80 17.54)
LCHlch(60.17% 43.50 156.22)

What #3EA370 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 #3EA370, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 7.11Brilliant Green 1621#009966ΔE 7.12Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.6Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 8.19Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.39Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.54

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

#3EA370 Channel Values

How #3EA370 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 62 · G 163 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 45% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 62% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3EA370 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3EA370 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3EA370

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3EA370; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3EA370
Complementary
#A33E70
Analogous
#3EA33E
Analogous
#3EA3A3
Triadic
#703EA3
Triadic
#A3703E
Split comp.
#A33EA3
Split comp.
#A33E3E

Tints & Shades of #3EA370

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

#4EBC85
#67C596
#85D1AB
#A3DCBF
#C0E7D4
#DAF1E6

Shades

#358D61
#2E7A54
#266445
#1D4E36
#153726
#0E251A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3EA370.

How #3EA370 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#3EA370
Protanopia#989870
Protanomaly#7D9C70
Deuteranopia#8C8C73
Deuteranomaly#749672
Tritanopia#4D9E9E
Tritanomaly#47A08E
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3EA370 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3ea370: #3EA370;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3EA370;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3ea370': '#3EA370' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.243, green: 0.639, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_3ea370">#3EA370</color>
SVG fillfill="#3EA370"

More Green Colors

#3EA370 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3EA370 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3EA370?

#3EA370 is a mid-tone green — rgb(62, 163, 112) in RGB and hsl(150, 45%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (NCS) (#009F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #3EA370?

#3EA370 is rgb(62, 163, 112) — red 62, green 163, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3EA370?

#3EA370 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 31%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3EA370 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3EA370 scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3EA370 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3EA370 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 9.12, 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.