What color is #3CB371?

#3CB371 is a desaturated green known as Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Medium Sea Green?

The RGB value is 60, 179, 113: 60 red, 179 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Medium Sea Green?

The complementary color is #B33C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3CB371?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Medium Sea Green color: hex code #3CB371

#3CB371 rgb(60, 179, 113)

Shades of green

Medium Sea Green has the hex code #3CB371. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 70.2% green and 44.3% blue (60, 179, 113).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 50% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 30% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword mediumseagreen.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

Medium Sea Green (#3CB371) color codes

HEX	`#3CB371`
RGB	`rgb(60, 179, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 70.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 50%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 66%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 37%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.27, -48.22, 24.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.27, 53.99, 153.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.962, 34.391, 21.153)`
Decimal	`3978097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Medium Sea Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3CB371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3CB371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3CB371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3cb371; }
.text { color: #3cb371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3cb371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 179 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3cb371, #3cb3ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3CB371 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3CB371?: #3CB371 is a desaturated green known as Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Medium Sea Green?: The RGB value is 60, 179, 113: 60 red, 179 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Medium Sea Green?: The complementary color is #B33C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3CB371?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.