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#3cf06f

a balanced, electric green · cool · closest name: Spring Green

RGB
60, 240, 111
HSL
137°, 86%, 59%
CMYK
75, 0, 54, 6
Luminance
0.6443

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #3cf06f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#3cf06f
Hue
137°
green
Saturation
86%
electric
Lightness
59%
balanced
Brightness
94%
HSV value
Perceived
75%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6443
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
70/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.89:1
Closest name
Spring Green
ΔE2000 3.5
Where it sits
Hue137° of 360°
Saturation86%
Lightness59%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool70% 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#3cf06f
RGBrgb(60, 240, 111)
HSLhsl(137, 86%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 54%, 6%)
LABlab(84.2 -70.4 49.3)
LCHlch(84.2 86.0 145.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.840 0.223 148.0)
Decimal3993711
Display P3color(display-p3 0.235 0.941 0.435)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3cf06f;
background-color: #3cf06f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3cf06f] bg-[#3cf06f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3cf06f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.235, green: 0.941, blue: 0.435)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3cf06f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF3CF06F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(111, 240, 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 #3cf06f · 13.89:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.51:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.89:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #3cf06f as text scores 1.51:1 on white and 13.89:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3cf06f on white: 1.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3cf06f on black: 13.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F2DB63
deuteranopia · #DECC79
tritanopia · #00EBD3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #3cf06f is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FDF5
#E5FAEB
#C5F7D3
#97F7B2
#63F38C
#3cf06f
#12E34D
#0FBD40
#0C9833
#0D6D28
#084419
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF5Darkest = 950 · #084419
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF5;
  --brand-100: #E5FAEB;
  --brand-200: #C5F7D3;
  --brand-300: #97F7B2;
  --brand-400: #63F38C;
  --brand-500: #3cf06f;
  --brand-600: #12E34D;
  --brand-700: #0FBD40;
  --brand-800: #0C9833;
  --brand-900: #0D6D28;
  --brand-950: #084419;
  --brand: #3cf06f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #3cf06f

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#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDCC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B61
Captions on the surface
Accent#C10BBC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#097628
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FDEE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142418
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 #3cf06f

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#F03CBD
Analogous left#63F03C
Analogous right#3CF0C9
Split-complement 1#C93CF0
Split-complement 2#F03C63
Triadic 1#6F3CF0
Triadic 2#F06F3C
Tetradic#3C63F0

RGB percentages

Red23.5%
Green94.1%
Blue43.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan75.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow53.8%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#3cf06f text on a black background

contrast 13.89:1

Card sample

#3cf06f text on a white background

contrast 1.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3cf06f;
Background color
Panel with #3cf06f background
background-color: #3cf06f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3cf06f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(60, 240, 111, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(60, 240, 111, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3cf06f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cf06f, #3CF0E7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3cf06f

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.

#3cf06f 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.

#3cf06f, answered

What color is #3cf06f?

#3cf06f is a balanced electric green, closest to Spring Green (ΔE2000 3.5). It sits at 137° on the hue wheel with 86% saturation and 59% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #3cf06f?

rgb(60, 240, 111) — 60 red, 240 green and 111 blue out of 255, or 23.5% / 94.1% / 43.5% by channel.

Is #3cf06f a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6443 and perceived brightness is 75%, so black text on it reaches 13.89:1.

Should I use black or white text on #3cf06f?

Black. It scores 13.89:1 against #3cf06f, versus 1.51:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #3cf06f?

#F03CBD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C93CF0 and #F03C63, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #3cf06f?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDCC for borders, #4B9B61 for secondary text, #C10BBC as an accent and #097628 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #63F03C and #3CF0C9 stays calm, while #F03CBD is the loudest partner.

What is #3cf06f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(75%, 0%, 54%, 6%). 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 #3cf06f warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 70 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #4BF03C; nudged cooler, #3AF2B2.

Work with #3cf06f in the Color Lab