What color is #3CA72E?

#3CA72E is a moderate green, closest to the named color Hedged Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3CA72E?

The RGB value is 60, 167, 46: 60 red, 167 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3CA72E?

The complementary color is #992EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3CA72E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3CA72E color

#3CA72E rgb(60, 167, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #3CA72E is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 65.5% green and 18% blue (60, 167, 46).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 57% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hedged Garden (#00AA11), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#3CA72E color codes

HEX	`#3CA72E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 167, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 65.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 57%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 72%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 72%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.6, -53.09, 50.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.6, 73.52, 136.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.174, 28.794, 7.29)`
Decimal	`3974958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3CA72E, 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 #3CA72E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3CA72E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	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 #3CA72E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3ca72e; }
.text { color: #3ca72e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3ca72e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 167 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3ca72e, #2ea75c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #3CA72E?: #3CA72E is a moderate green, closest to the named color Hedged Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3CA72E?: The RGB value is 60, 167, 46: 60 red, 167 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3CA72E?: The complementary color is #992EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3CA72E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.