What color is #3CAD55?

#3CAD55 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3CAD55?

The RGB value is 60, 173, 85: 60 red, 173 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3CAD55?

The complementary color is #AD3C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3CAD55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3CAD55 color

#3CAD55 rgb(60, 173, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #3CAD55 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 67.8% green and 33.3% blue (60, 173, 85).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 48% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#3CAD55 color codes

HEX	`#3CAD55`
RGB	`rgb(60, 173, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 67.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 48%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 65%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 51%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, -50.73, 35.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 62.13, 144.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.445, 31.502, 13.701)`
Decimal	`3976533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3CAD55, 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 #3CAD55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3CAD55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #3CAD55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3cad55; }
.text { color: #3cad55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3cad55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 173 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3cad55, #3cad8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #3CAD55?: #3CAD55 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3CAD55?: The RGB value is 60, 173, 85: 60 red, 173 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3CAD55?: The complementary color is #AD3C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3CAD55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.