What color is #3BCD5F?

#3BCD5F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Battletoad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3BCD5F?

The RGB value is 59, 205, 95: 59 red, 205 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3BCD5F?

The complementary color is #CD3BA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3BCD5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3BCD5F color

#3BCD5F rgb(59, 205, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #3BCD5F is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 80.4% green and 37.3% blue (59, 205, 95).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 59% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Battletoad (#11CC55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#3BCD5F color codes

HEX	`#3BCD5F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 205, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 80.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 59%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 71%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 54%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.16, -61.02, 43.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.16, 74.93, 144.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.699, 45.416, 18.236)`
Decimal	`3919199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3BCD5F, 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 #3BCD5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3BCD5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #3BCD5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3bcd5f; }
.text { color: #3bcd5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3bcd5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 205 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3bcd5f, #3bcda8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3BCD5F?: #3BCD5F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Battletoad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3BCD5F?: The RGB value is 59, 205, 95: 59 red, 205 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3BCD5F?: The complementary color is #CD3BA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3BCD5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.