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#3FCFA9 Color

#3FCFA9 is rgb(63, 207, 169) in RGB, hsl(164, 60%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 18%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3FCFA9
HEX#3FCFA9
RGBrgb(63, 207, 169)
HSLhsl(164, 60%, 53%)
HSVhsv(164, 70%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 18%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.133 171.2)
LABlab(74.98% -46.43 7.36)
LCHlch(74.98% 47.01 170.99)

What #3FCFA9 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 #3FCFA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.36Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.2Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.71Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 9.19Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.74Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 13.01

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

#3FCFA9 Channel Values

How #3FCFA9 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 63 · G 207 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 60% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 70% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3FCFA9 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3FCFA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3FCFA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3FCFA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3FCFA9
Complementary
#CF3F66
Analogous
#3FCF61
Analogous
#3FAECF
Triadic
#A93FCF
Triadic
#CFA93F
Split comp.
#CF3FAE
Split comp.
#CF613F

Tints & Shades of #3FCFA9

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

#58D5B4
#74DCC1
#8DE2CC
#A9EAD8
#C2F0E3
#DEF7F0

Shades

#2FBC96
#289F7F
#218368
#196652
#12493B
#0B2D24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3FCFA9.

How #3FCFA9 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#3FCFA9
Protanopia#C0C0A9
Protanomaly#9DC6A9
Deuteranopia#B0B0AC
Deuteranomaly#90BDAB
Tritanopia#4FCBCB
Tritanomaly#49CCBE
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3FCFA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3fcfa9: #3FCFA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3FCFA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3fcfa9': '#3FCFA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.247, green: 0.812, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_3fcfa9">#3FCFA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#3FCFA9"

More Green Colors

#3FCFA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#3FCFA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3FCFA9?

#3FCFA9 is a mid-tone green — rgb(63, 207, 169) in RGB and hsl(164, 60%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #3FCFA9?

#3FCFA9 is rgb(63, 207, 169) — red 63, green 207, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3FCFA9?

#3FCFA9 converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 18%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3FCFA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3FCFA9 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3FCFA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3FCFA9 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 8.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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