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#3EA381 Color

#3EA381 is rgb(62, 163, 129) in RGB, hsl(160, 45%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 21%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zomp (#39A78E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3EA381
HEX#3EA381
RGBrgb(62, 163, 129)
HSLhsl(160, 45%, 44%)
HSVhsv(160, 62%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 21%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.107 167.5)
LABlab(60.48% -36.94 8.63)
LCHlch(60.48% 37.93 166.84)

What #3EA381 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 #3EA381, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zomp#39A78EΔE 5.44Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 5.9Paolo Veronese Green#009B7DΔE 6.74Illuminating Emerald#319177ΔE 7.74Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.19Persian Green#00A693ΔE 10.47

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

#3EA381 Channel Values

How #3EA381 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 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 45% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 62% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3EA381 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3EA381 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3EA381

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3EA381; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3EA381
Complementary
#A33E5F
Analogous
#3EA34F
Analogous
#3E92A3
Triadic
#813EA3
Triadic
#A3813E
Split comp.
#A33E92
Split comp.
#A34F3E

Tints & Shades of #3EA381

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

#4EBC97
#67C5A6
#85D1B7
#A3DCC9
#C0E7DA
#DAF1E9

Shades

#358D6F
#2E7A61
#26644F
#1D4E3E
#15372C
#0E251D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3EA381.

How #3EA381 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#3EA381
Protanopia#989881
Protanomaly#7D9C81
Deuteranopia#8C8C83
Deuteranomaly#749682
Tritanopia#499F9F
Tritanomaly#45A194
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3EA381 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3ea381: #3EA381;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3EA381;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3ea381': '#3EA381' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.243, green: 0.639, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_3ea381">#3EA381</color>
SVG fillfill="#3EA381"

More Green Colors

#3EA381 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3EA381 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3EA381?

#3EA381 is a mid-tone green — rgb(62, 163, 129) in RGB and hsl(160, 45%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zomp (#39A78E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #3EA381?

#3EA381 is rgb(62, 163, 129) — red 62, green 163, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3EA381?

#3EA381 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 21%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3EA381 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3EA381 scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3EA381 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3EA381 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 14.19, which is visibly different.

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