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#3ffc2c

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

RGB
63, 252, 44
HSL
115°, 97%, 58%
CMYK
75, 0, 83, 1
Luminance
0.7086

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #3ffc2c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#3ffc2c
Hue
115°
green
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
77%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7086
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
60/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.17:1
Closest name
Lime
ΔE2000 1.5
Where it sits
Hue115° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool60% 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#3ffc2c
RGBrgb(63, 252, 44)
HSLhsl(115, 97%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 83%, 1%)
LABlab(87.4 -79.6 77.1)
LCHlch(87.4 110.9 135.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.866 0.276 141.9)
Decimal4193324
Display P3color(display-p3 0.247 0.988 0.173)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3ffc2c;
background-color: #3ffc2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3ffc2c] bg-[#3ffc2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3ffc2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.247, green: 0.988, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3ffc2c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF3FFC2C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(44, 252, 63)

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 #3ffc2c · 15.17:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.38:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.17:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #3ffc2c as text scores 1.38:1 on white and 15.17:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3ffc2c on white: 1.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3ffc2c on black: 15.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE400
deuteranopia · #EDD648
tritanopia · #00F4D7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #3ffc2c 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.

#F2FDF1
#E6FCE4
#C6FBC1
#9AFD90
#68FD59
#3ffc2c
#19F103
#15C903
#11A102
#117406
#0A4804
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF1Darkest = 950 · #0A4804
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF1;
  --brand-100: #E6FCE4;
  --brand-200: #C6FBC1;
  --brand-300: #9AFD90;
  --brand-400: #68FD59;
  --brand-500: #3ffc2c;
  --brand-600: #19F103;
  --brand-700: #15C903;
  --brand-800: #11A102;
  --brand-900: #117406;
  --brand-950: #0A4804;
  --brand: #3ffc2c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #3ffc2c

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#C4EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#529B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#B629FF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0D7E02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#152414
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 #3ffc2c

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#E92CFC
Analogous left#A7FC2C
Analogous right#2CFC81
Split-complement 1#812CFC
Split-complement 2#FC2CA7
Triadic 1#2C3FFC
Triadic 2#FC2C3F
Tetradic#2CA7FC

RGB percentages

Red24.7%
Green98.8%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan75.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow82.5%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#3ffc2c text on a black background

contrast 15.17:1

Card sample

#3ffc2c text on a white background

contrast 1.38:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3ffc2c;
Background color
Panel with #3ffc2c background
background-color: #3ffc2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3ffc2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(63, 252, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(63, 252, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3ffc2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3ffc2c, #2CFCA4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3ffc2c

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.

#3ffc2c 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.

#3ffc2c, answered

What color is #3ffc2c?

#3ffc2c is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime (ΔE2000 1.5). It sits at 115° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #3ffc2c?

rgb(63, 252, 44) — 63 red, 252 green and 44 blue out of 255, or 24.7% / 98.8% / 17.3% by channel.

Is #3ffc2c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7086 and perceived brightness is 77%, so black text on it reaches 15.17:1.

Should I use black or white text on #3ffc2c?

Black. It scores 15.17:1 against #3ffc2c, versus 1.38:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #3ffc2c?

#E92CFC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #812CFC and #FC2CA7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #3ffc2c?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C4EDC0 for borders, #529B4B for secondary text, #B629FF as an accent and #0D7E02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A7FC2C and #2CFC81 stays calm, while #E92CFC is the loudest partner.

What is #3ffc2c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(75%, 0%, 83%, 1%). 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 #3ffc2c warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 60 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #8BFC2C; nudged cooler, #2AFE64.

Work with #3ffc2c in the Color Lab