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#3EC149 Color

#3EC149 is rgb(62, 193, 73) in RGB, hsl(125, 51%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 62%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3EC149
HEX#3EC149
RGBrgb(62, 193, 73)
HSLhsl(125, 51%, 50%)
HSVhsv(125, 68%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 62%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.197 144.4)
LABlab(69.26% -54.77 48.02)
LCHlch(69.26% 72.84 138.76)

What #3EC149 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 #3EC149, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 7.93Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 9.46Vine Green#38A32AΔE 11.92Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 14.39Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 14.66Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 14.95

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

#3EC149 Channel Values

How #3EC149 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 193 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 51% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 68% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3EC149 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3EC149 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3EC149

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3EC149; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3EC149
Complementary
#C13EB6
Analogous
#75C13E
Analogous
#3EC18A
Triadic
#493EC1
Triadic
#C1493E
Split comp.
#8A3EC1
Split comp.
#C13E75

Tints & Shades of #3EC149

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

#59C963
#74D27C
#8FDB96
#A6E2AB
#C1EBC5
#DCF4DE

Shades

#36A63F
#2E8E36
#25742C
#1E5C23
#154119
#0E2A10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3EC149.

How #3EC149 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#3EC149
Protanopia#B3B34A
Protanomaly#92B94A
Deuteranopia#A4A450
Deuteranomaly#87B14D
Tritanopia#5CB7B7
Tritanomaly#52BB97
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3EC149 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3ec149: #3EC149;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3EC149;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3ec149': '#3EC149' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.243, green: 0.757, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_3ec149">#3EC149</color>
SVG fillfill="#3EC149"

More Green Colors

#3EC149 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3EC149 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3EC149?

#3EC149 is a mid-tone green — rgb(62, 193, 73) in RGB and hsl(125, 51%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #3EC149?

#3EC149 is rgb(62, 193, 73) — red 62, green 193, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3EC149?

#3EC149 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 62%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3EC149 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3EC149 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3EC149 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3EC149 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.39, which is visibly different.

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