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Recognised as Colour

#3CDC38

  • #3CDC38
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#3CDC38 is a green with RGB values 60, 220, 56 and HSL 119°, 70%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#3CDC38#3CDC38
HEX#3CDC38
RGBrgb(60, 220, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.8627, 0.2196
RGB percentages23.5%, 86.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(118.5, 70.1%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118.5, 74.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK72.7%, 0%, 74.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,988,536
CSS custom property--colour: #3CDC38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#C323C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1C714no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFBB4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 6.3Spring green · ΔE 21.7Lawn green · ΔE 23.6Chartreuse · ΔE 24.8Lime · ΔE 26.9Green yellow · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D838DC
Analogous#8EDC38, #38DC86
Triadic#383CDC, #DC383C
Split complementary#8638DC, #DC388E
Tetradic#388EDC, #D838DC, #DC8638

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6FBE5
Lighter +30%#BCF3BA
Lighter +20%#91EB8F
Lighter +10%#67E463
Darker −10%#26BF22
Darker −20%#1D941A
Darker −30%#156912
Darker −40%#0C3D0B
More saturated +25%#20F91B
Less saturated −25%#58BF55

Channel breakdown

R60
G220
B56
Red60 (23.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue118.54°
Saturation (HSL)70.09%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G DC · B 38

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