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#3EBB87 Color

#3EBB87 is rgb(62, 187, 135) in RGB, hsl(155, 50%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 28%, 27%) 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 5.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3EBB87
HEX#3EBB87
RGBrgb(62, 187, 135)
HSLhsl(155, 50%, 49%)
HSVhsv(155, 67%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 28%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.134 161.7)
LABlab(68.14% -45.11 15.97)
LCHlch(68.14% 47.86 160.50)

What #3EBB87 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 #3EBB87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.05Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 5.94Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 7.67Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.32Green Frog#00A86BΔE 9.84Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 9.84

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

#3EBB87 Channel Values

How #3EBB87 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 187 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 50% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 67% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3EBB87 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3EBB87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3EBB87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3EBB87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3EBB87
Complementary
#BB3E73
Analogous
#3EBB49
Analogous
#3EB1BB
Triadic
#873EBB
Triadic
#BB873E
Split comp.
#BB3EB1
Split comp.
#BB493E

Tints & Shades of #3EBB87

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

#57C798
#71D0A9
#8CD9B9
#A7E2C9
#C2EBDA
#DDF4EA

Shades

#37A477
#2E8A63
#267353
#1D5840
#16412F
#0D261C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3EBB87.

How #3EBB87 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#3EBB87
Protanopia#ADAD88
Protanomaly#8EB387
Deuteranopia#9F9F8A
Deuteranomaly#83AB89
Tritanopia#50B5B5
Tritanomaly#4AB8A5
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3EBB87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3ebb87: #3EBB87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3EBB87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3ebb87': '#3EBB87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.243, green: 0.733, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_3ebb87">#3EBB87</color>
SVG fillfill="#3EBB87"

More Green Colors

#3EBB87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3EBB87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3EBB87?

#3EBB87 is a mid-tone green — rgb(62, 187, 135) in RGB and hsl(155, 50%, 49%) 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 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #3EBB87?

#3EBB87 is rgb(62, 187, 135) — red 62, green 187, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3EBB87?

#3EBB87 converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 28%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3EBB87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3EBB87 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3EBB87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3EBB87 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 8.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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