What color is #3CB966?

#3CB966 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3CB966?

The RGB value is 60, 185, 102: 60 red, 185 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3CB966?

The complementary color is #B93C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3CB966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3CB966 color

#3CB966 rgb(60, 185, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #3CB966 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 72.5% green and 40% blue (60, 185, 102).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 51% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Turtle Warrior (#35B76D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#3CB966 color codes

HEX	`#3CB966`
RGB	`rgb(60, 185, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 72.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 51%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 68%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 45%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, -52.54, 32.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 61.68, 148.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.609, 36.616, 18.496)`
Decimal	`3979622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3CB966, 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 #3CB966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#3CB966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #3CB966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3cb966; }
.text { color: #3cb966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3cb966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 185 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3cb966, #3cb9a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3CB966?: #3CB966 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3CB966?: The RGB value is 60, 185, 102: 60 red, 185 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3CB966?: The complementary color is #B93C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3CB966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.