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#369c3d

a dark, vivid green · cool · closest name: Forest Green

RGB
54, 156, 61
HSL
124°, 49%, 41%
CMYK
65, 0, 61, 39
Luminance
0.2490

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #369c3d is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#369c3d
Hue
124°
green
Saturation
49%
vivid
Lightness
41%
dark
Brightness
61%
HSV value
Perceived
49%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2490
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
64/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
5.98:1
Closest name
Forest Green
ΔE2000 6.4
Where it sits
Hue124° of 360°
Saturation49%
Lightness41%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool64% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#369c3d
RGBrgb(54, 156, 61)
HSLhsl(124, 49%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 61%, 39%)
LABlab(57.0 -48.9 40.5)
LCHlch(57.0 63.5 140.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.613 0.163 144.3)
Decimal3578941
Display P3color(display-p3 0.212 0.612 0.239)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #369c3d;
background-color: #369c3d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#369c3d] bg-[#369c3d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #369c3d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.212, green: 0.612, blue: 0.239)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#369c3d")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF369C3D)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(61, 156, 54)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #369c3d · 5.98:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.51:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.98:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #369c3d as text scores 3.51:1 on white and 5.98:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#369c3d on white: 3.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#369c3d on black: 5.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #9F8E33
deuteranopia · #928545
tritanopia · #1D9887

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #369c3d is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FAF5
#EAF5EB
#D0ECD2
#ACE2AF
#82D488
#58C560
#3FB647
#369c3d
#2A792F
#225926
#153717
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F4FAF5Darkest = 950 · #153717
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FAF5;
  --brand-100: #EAF5EB;
  --brand-200: #D0ECD2;
  --brand-300: #ACE2AF;
  --brand-400: #82D488;
  --brand-500: #58C560;
  --brand-600: #3FB647;
  --brand-700: #369c3d;
  --brand-800: #2A792F;
  --brand-900: #225926;
  --brand-950: #153717;
  --brand: #369c3d;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #369c3d

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF5
Tinted page background
Border#C2EAC5
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B50
Captions on the surface
Accent#8C32A0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#215F25
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECF8ED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142415
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #369c3d

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#9C3695
Analogous left#629C36
Analogous right#369C70
Split-complement 1#70369C
Split-complement 2#9C3662
Triadic 1#3D369C
Triadic 2#9C3D36
Tetradic#36629C

RGB percentages

Red21.2%
Green61.2%
Blue23.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan65.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow60.9%
Key (black)38.8%

Color previews

#369c3d text on a black background

contrast 5.98:1

Card sample

#369c3d text on a white background

contrast 3.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #369c3d;
Background color
Panel with #369c3d background
background-color: #369c3d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #369c3d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(54, 156, 61, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(54, 156, 61, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #369c3d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #369c3d, #369C81);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #369c3d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#369c3d in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#369c3d, answered

What color is #369c3d?

#369c3d is a dark vivid green, closest to Forest Green (ΔE2000 6.4). It sits at 124° on the hue wheel with 49% saturation and 41% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #369c3d?

rgb(54, 156, 61) — 54 red, 156 green and 61 blue out of 255, or 21.2% / 61.2% / 23.9% by channel.

Is #369c3d a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2490 and perceived brightness is 49%, so black text on it reaches 5.98:1.

Should I use black or white text on #369c3d?

Black. It scores 5.98:1 against #369c3d, versus 3.51:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #369c3d?

#9C3695 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #70369C and #9C3662, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #369c3d?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C2EAC5 for borders, #4B9B50 for secondary text, #8C32A0 as an accent and #215F25 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #629C36 and #369C70 stays calm, while #9C3695 is the loudest partner.

What is #369c3d in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(65%, 0%, 61%, 39%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #369c3d warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 64 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #549C36; nudged cooler, #349E62.

Work with #369c3d in the Color Lab