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#3df73f

a balanced, electric green · cool · closest name: Lime

RGB
61, 247, 63
HSL
121°, 92%, 60%
CMYK
75, 0, 75, 3
Luminance
0.6787

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #3df73f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#3df73f
Hue
121°
green
Saturation
92%
electric
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
76%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6787
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
63/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.57:1
Closest name
Lime
ΔE2000 2.9
Where it sits
Hue121° of 360°
Saturation92%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool63% 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#3df73f
RGBrgb(61, 247, 63)
HSLhsl(121, 92%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 75%, 3%)
LABlab(85.9 -77.4 70.4)
LCHlch(85.9 104.6 137.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.854 0.263 142.9)
Decimal4060991
Display P3color(display-p3 0.239 0.969 0.247)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3df73f;
background-color: #3df73f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3df73f] bg-[#3df73f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3df73f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.239, green: 0.969, blue: 0.247)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3df73f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF3DF73F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(63, 247, 61)

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 #3df73f · 14.57:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.44:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.57:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #3df73f as text scores 1.44:1 on white and 14.57:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3df73f on white: 1.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3df73f on black: 14.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FCDF15
deuteranopia · #E8D153
tritanopia · #00F0D4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #3df73f 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.

#F2FDF2
#E4FBE5
#C3F9C3
#93FB94
#5DF85F
#3df73f
#0AEB0C
#08C40A
#069D08
#09710A
#064706
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF2Darkest = 950 · #064706
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF2;
  --brand-100: #E4FBE5;
  --brand-200: #C3F9C3;
  --brand-300: #93FB94;
  --brand-400: #5DF85F;
  --brand-500: #3df73f;
  --brand-600: #0AEB0C;
  --brand-700: #08C40A;
  --brand-800: #069D08;
  --brand-900: #09710A;
  --brand-950: #064706;
  --brand: #3df73f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #3df73f

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#F4FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC39FB
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#057A06
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FEE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142414
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 #3df73f

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#F73DF5
Analogous left#98F73D
Analogous right#3DF79C
Split-complement 1#9C3DF7
Split-complement 2#F73D98
Triadic 1#3F3DF7
Triadic 2#F73F3D
Tetradic#3D98F7

RGB percentages

Red23.9%
Green96.9%
Blue24.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan75.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow74.5%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#3df73f text on a black background

contrast 14.57:1

Card sample

#3df73f text on a white background

contrast 1.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3df73f;
Background color
Panel with #3df73f background
background-color: #3df73f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3df73f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(61, 247, 63, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(61, 247, 63, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3df73f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3df73f, #3DF7BB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3df73f

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.

#3df73f 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.

#3df73f, answered

What color is #3df73f?

#3df73f is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime (ΔE2000 2.9). It sits at 121° on the hue wheel with 92% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #3df73f?

rgb(61, 247, 63) — 61 red, 247 green and 63 blue out of 255, or 23.9% / 96.9% / 24.7% by channel.

Is #3df73f a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6787 and perceived brightness is 76%, so black text on it reaches 14.57:1.

Should I use black or white text on #3df73f?

Black. It scores 14.57:1 against #3df73f, versus 1.44:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #3df73f?

#F73DF5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9C3DF7 and #F73D98, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #3df73f?

For interface work: #F4FAF4 as the surface, #C0EDC0 for borders, #4B9B4B for secondary text, #CC39FB as an accent and #057A06 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #98F73D and #3DF79C stays calm, while #F73DF5 is the loudest partner.

What is #3df73f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(75%, 0%, 75%, 3%). 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 #3df73f warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 63 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7FF73D; nudged cooler, #3BF983.

Work with #3df73f in the Color Lab