What color is #3BB481?

#3BB481 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3BB481?

The RGB value is 59, 180, 129: 59 red, 180 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3BB481?

The complementary color is #B43B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3BB481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3BB481 color

#3BB481 rgb(59, 180, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #3BB481 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 70.6% green and 50.6% blue (59, 180, 129).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 51% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mint (#3EB489), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#3BB481 color codes

HEX	`#3BB481`
RGB	`rgb(59, 180, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 70.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 51%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 67%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, -45.49, 16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 48.38, 160.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.085, 35.155, 26.386)`
Decimal	`3912833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3BB481, 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 #3BB481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3BB481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #3BB481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3bb481; }
.text { color: #3bb481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3bb481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 180 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3bb481, #3babb4); }

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Questions

What color is #3BB481?: #3BB481 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3BB481?: The RGB value is 59, 180, 129: 59 red, 180 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3BB481?: The complementary color is #B43B6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3BB481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.