Colour

#3BE12E

#3BE12E
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#3BE12E is a green with RGB values 59, 225, 46 and HSL 116°, 75%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#3BE12E#3BE12E

HEX#3BE12E

RGBrgb(59, 225, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.8824, 0.1804

RGB percentages23.1%, 88.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(115.6, 74.9%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(115.6, 79.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK73.8%, 0%, 79.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,924,270

CSS custom property--colour: #3BE12E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1

Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#C41ED1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4BF44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00DAC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 11 Lawn green · ΔE 19.3 Chartreuse · ΔE 20.5 Lime · ΔE 21.9 Spring green · ΔE 24.3 Green yellow · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D42EE1

Analogous#94E12E, #2EE17A

Triadic#2E3BE1, #E12E3B

Split complementary#7B2EE1, #E12E94

Tetradic#2E95E1, #D42EE1, #E17B2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E2FBE0

Lighter +30%#B8F4B4

Lighter +20%#8FEE87

Lighter +10%#65E75B

Darker −10%#28C01C

Darker −20%#1E9415

Darker −30%#15670F

Darker −40%#0C3B08

More saturated +25%#21FF10

Less saturated −25%#55C34C

Channel breakdown

R59

G225

B46

Red59 (23.1%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue115.64°

Saturation (HSL)74.9%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 3B · G E1 · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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