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#3dfb90

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

RGB
61, 251, 144
HSL
146°, 96%, 61%
CMYK
76, 0, 43, 2
Luminance
0.7200

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #3dfb90 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#3dfb90
Hue
146°
green
Saturation
96%
electric
Lightness
61%
balanced
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7200
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
73/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.40:1
Closest name
Medium Spring Green
ΔE2000 2.4
Where it sits
Hue146° of 360°
Saturation96%
Lightness61%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool73% 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#3dfb90
RGBrgb(61, 251, 144)
HSLhsl(146, 96%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 43%, 2%)
LABlab(88.0 -69.0 38.3)
LCHlch(88.0 78.9 150.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.873 0.208 153.0)
Decimal4062096
Display P3color(display-p3 0.239 0.984 0.565)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3dfb90;
background-color: #3dfb90;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3dfb90] bg-[#3dfb90]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3dfb90;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.239, green: 0.984, blue: 0.565)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3dfb90")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF3DFB90)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(144, 251, 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 #3dfb90 · 15.40:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.36:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.40:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #3dfb90 as text scores 1.36:1 on white and 15.40:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3dfb90 on white: 1.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3dfb90 on black: 15.40:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FBE688
deuteranopia · #E5D697
tritanopia · #00F8E1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #3dfb90 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.

#F1FDF7
#E4FCEE
#C1FADA
#91FDC0
#5AFCA1
#3dfb90
#05F06C
#04C85A
#03A048
#077336
#044822
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F1FDF7Darkest = 950 · #044822
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDF7;
  --brand-100: #E4FCEE;
  --brand-200: #C1FADA;
  --brand-300: #91FDC0;
  --brand-400: #5AFCA1;
  --brand-500: #3dfb90;
  --brand-600: #05F06C;
  --brand-700: #04C85A;
  --brand-800: #03A048;
  --brand-900: #077336;
  --brand-950: #044822;
  --brand: #3dfb90;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #3dfb90

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#F4FAF7
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B6E
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC00A6
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#037D38
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FEF1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241B
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 #3dfb90

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#FB3DA8
Analogous left#49FB3D
Analogous right#3DFBEF
Split-complement 1#EF3DFB
Split-complement 2#FB3D49
Triadic 1#903DFB
Triadic 2#FB903D
Tetradic#3D49FB

RGB percentages

Red23.9%
Green98.4%
Blue56.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan75.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow42.6%
Key (black)1.6%

Color previews

#3dfb90 text on a black background

contrast 15.40:1

Card sample

#3dfb90 text on a white background

contrast 1.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3dfb90;
Background color
Panel with #3dfb90 background
background-color: #3dfb90;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3dfb90;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(61, 251, 144, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(61, 251, 144, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3dfb90;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3dfb90, #3DE7FB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3dfb90

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.

#3dfb90 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.

#3dfb90, answered

What color is #3dfb90?

#3dfb90 is a balanced electric green, closest to Medium Spring Green (ΔE2000 2.4). It sits at 146° on the hue wheel with 96% saturation and 61% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #3dfb90?

rgb(61, 251, 144) — 61 red, 251 green and 144 blue out of 255, or 23.9% / 98.4% / 56.5% by channel.

Is #3dfb90 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7200 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 15.40:1.

Should I use black or white text on #3dfb90?

Black. It scores 15.40:1 against #3dfb90, versus 1.36:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #3dfb90?

#FB3DA8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EF3DFB and #FB3D49, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #3dfb90?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C0EDD3 for borders, #4B9B6E for secondary text, #CC00A6 as an accent and #037D38 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #49FB3D and #3DFBEF stays calm, while #FB3DA8 is the loudest partner.

What is #3dfb90 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(76%, 0%, 43%, 2%). 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 #3dfb90 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 73 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #3DFB4A; nudged cooler, #3BFDD7.

Work with #3dfb90 in the Color Lab