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#3ccc1c

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
60, 204, 28
HSL
109°, 76%, 46%
CMYK
71, 0, 86, 20
Luminance
0.4423

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #3ccc1c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#3ccc1c
Hue
109°
green
Saturation
76%
electric
Lightness
46%
balanced
Brightness
80%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4423
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
58/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
9.85:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 1.8
Where it sits
Hue109° of 360°
Saturation76%
Lightness46%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool58% cool

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

Every format

HEX#3ccc1c
RGBrgb(60, 204, 28)
HSLhsl(109, 76%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 86%, 20%)
LABlab(72.4 -66.4 67.3)
LCHlch(72.4 94.5 134.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.740 0.234 140.9)
Decimal3984412
Display P3color(display-p3 0.235 0.800 0.110)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3ccc1c;
background-color: #3ccc1c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3ccc1c] bg-[#3ccc1c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3ccc1c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.235, green: 0.800, blue: 0.110)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3ccc1c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF3CCC1C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(28, 204, 60)

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 #3ccc1c · 9.85:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.13:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.85:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #3ccc1c as text scores 2.13:1 on white and 9.85:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3ccc1c on white: 2.13:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3ccc1c on black: 9.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D1B800
deuteranopia · #C1AD36
tritanopia · #17C5AE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #3ccc1c is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FCF3
#EAF9E7
#D0F4C8
#ACF19C
#82EB6B
#59E43A
#3ccc1c
#35B319
#2A9014
#226812
#15410C
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F4FCF3Darkest = 950 · #15410C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FCF3;
  --brand-100: #EAF9E7;
  --brand-200: #D0F4C8;
  --brand-300: #ACF19C;
  --brand-400: #82EB6B;
  --brand-500: #59E43A;
  --brand-600: #3ccc1c;
  --brand-700: #35B319;
  --brand-800: #2A9014;
  --brand-900: #226812;
  --brand-950: #15410C;
  --brand: #3ccc1c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #3ccc1c

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#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C8EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#599B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#8117D1
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#21700F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECFCE9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#172414
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 #3ccc1c

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • 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#AC1CCC
Analogous left#94CC1C
Analogous right#1CCC54
Split-complement 1#541CCC
Split-complement 2#CC1C94
Triadic 1#1C3CCC
Triadic 2#CC1C3C
Tetradic#1C94CC

RGB percentages

Red23.5%
Green80.0%
Blue11.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan70.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow86.3%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#3ccc1c text on a black background

contrast 9.85:1

Card sample

#3ccc1c text on a white background

contrast 2.13:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3ccc1c;
Background color
Panel with #3ccc1c background
background-color: #3ccc1c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3ccc1c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(60, 204, 28, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(60, 204, 28, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3ccc1c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3ccc1c, #1CCC71);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3ccc1c

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.

#3ccc1c 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

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#3ccc1c, answered

What color is #3ccc1c?

#3ccc1c is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 1.8). It sits at 109° on the hue wheel with 76% saturation and 46% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #3ccc1c?

rgb(60, 204, 28) — 60 red, 204 green and 28 blue out of 255, or 23.5% / 80% / 11% by channel.

Is #3ccc1c a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4423 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 9.85:1.

Should I use black or white text on #3ccc1c?

Black. It scores 9.85:1 against #3ccc1c, versus 2.13:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #3ccc1c?

#AC1CCC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #541CCC and #CC1C94, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #3ccc1c?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C8EDC0 for borders, #599B4B for secondary text, #8117D1 as an accent and #21700F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #94CC1C and #1CCC54 stays calm, while #AC1CCC is the loudest partner.

What is #3ccc1c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(71%, 0%, 86%, 20%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #3ccc1c warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 58 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7DCC1C; nudged cooler, #1ACE3B.

Work with #3ccc1c in the Color Lab