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#3BC138

#3bc138 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#3bc138 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 75.69% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.98% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 118.69°, with 55.02% saturation and 48.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.3936

Complementary

  1. #3bc138
  2. #be38c1

Split complementary

  1. #3bc138
  2. #7a38c1
  3. #c1387f

Analogous

  1. #7fc138
  2. #3bc138
  3. #38c17a

Triadic

  1. #3bc138
  2. #383bc1
  3. #c1383b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc138
  2. #38c1be
  3. #be38c1
  4. #c1383b

Square

  1. #3bc138
  2. #387fc1
  3. #be38c1
  4. #c17a38

Monochromatic

  1. #174a16
  2. #298627
  3. #3bc138
  4. #72d670
  5. #ade7ab

Shades

#3bc138 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc138
  2. #35ae32
  3. #2f9a2d
  4. #298727
  5. #237422
  6. #1e611c
  7. #184d16
  8. #123a11
  9. #0c270b
  10. #061306
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc138 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc138
  2. #4fc74c
  3. #62cd60
  4. #76d474
  5. #89da88
  6. #9de09c
  7. #b1e6af
  8. #c4ecc3
  9. #d8f3d7
  10. #ebf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc138 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc138
  2. #42bb3f
  3. #49b446
  4. #50ae4e
  5. #57a755
  6. #5ea15c
  7. #649a63
  8. #6b946a
  9. #728d72
  10. #798779
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8ab389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5af22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a446 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #14bba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0b62c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94b141 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28be88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc138 {
  color: #3bc138;
}
Background
.bg-3bc138 {
  background-color: #3bc138;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc138 {
  border: 2px solid #3bc138;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc138;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 193 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 119 55% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc138 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc138, #38c17a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc138 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 193 56 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.22 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.50 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.39 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.50 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.44 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.33 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.34 #c43ec7 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#3bc138  rgb(59, 193, 56)  hsl(119, 55%, 49%)  Lime Green
#be38c1  rgb(190, 56, 193)  hsl(299, 55%, 49%)  Medium Orchid
#383bc1  rgb(56, 59, 193)  hsl(239, 55%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#c1383b  rgb(193, 56, 59)  hsl(359, 55%, 49%)  Persian Red