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Recognised as Colour

#3CAF3C

  • #3CAF3C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#3CAF3C is a green with RGB values 60, 175, 60 and HSL 120°, 49%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#3CAF3C#3CAF3C
HEX#3CAF3C
RGBrgb(60, 175, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6863, 0.2353
RGB percentages23.5%, 68.6%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(120, 48.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 65.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK65.7%, 0%, 65.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,977,020
CSS custom property--colour: #3CAF3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#C350C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B39F2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59646no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Tritanopia#22AA97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 14Green · ΔE 17.4Limegreen · ΔE 20.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.7Light green · ΔE 27.1Olivedrab · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF3CAF
Analogous#76AF3C, #3CAF76
Triadic#3C3CAF, #AF3C3C
Split complementary#763CAF, #AF3C76
Tetradic#3C76AF, #AF3CAF, #AF763C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAEDCA
Lighter +30%#A4E0A4
Lighter +20%#7ED37E
Lighter +10%#58C658
Darker −10%#2F892F
Darker −20%#226322
Darker −30%#153D15
Darker −40%#081708
More saturated +25%#1FCC1F
Less saturated −25%#599259

Channel breakdown

R60
G175
B60
Red60 (23.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)48.94%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G AF · B 3C

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