Named color

Medium Sea Green

Medium Sea Green color #3CB371: RGB 60, 179, 113 and HSL 147°, 50%, 47%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#3CB371 green cool earth-tone

HEX #3CB371

RGB rgb(60, 179, 113)

HSL hsl(147 50% 47%)

CMYK cmyk(66, 0, 37, 30)

Luminance 0.3439

Contrast Black 7.88:1White 2.67:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-medium-sea-green: #3CB371;
.bg-medium-sea-green { background-color: #3CB371; }
.text-medium-sea-green { color: #3CB371; }

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Color meaning and use

About Medium Sea Green Color

Medium Sea Green uses HEX #3CB371, RGB 60, 179, 113, and HSL 147°, 50%, 47%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and earth tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.3439; black contrast is 7.88:1 and white contrast is 2.67:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Medium Sea Green against black and white text.

Black text7.88:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA Fail

AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A

AAA text options#000000

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Downloadable color reference infographic

Medium Sea Green Color Reference Infographic

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Medium Sea Green color reference infographic showing #3CB371, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast. — Medium Sea Green color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.

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Color Harmonies

#B43C7E#B43C7E #42B43C#42B43C #3CB4AE#3CB4AE #723CB4#723CB4 #B4723C#B4723C

Open full Medium Sea Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#79D2A1#79D2A1 #256F46#256F46 #22CE6F#22CE6F #569974#569974 #9FD1B5#9FD1B5 #1AFF81#1AFF81

Pairings

Black#000000 #B43C7E#B43C7E #42B43C#42B43C #3CB4AE#3CB4AE Matte Black#1A1A1A White Smoke#F5F5F5

Luminance0.3439

Black text7.88:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{
  "hex": "#3CB371",
  "rgb": [
    60,
    179,
    113
  ],
  "hsl": [
    147,
    50,
    47
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    66,
    0,
    37,
    30
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3439,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 7.88,
    "white": 2.67
  }
}

WCAG

{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000"
  ]
}

Harmonies

{
  "complementary": "#B43C7E",
  "analogous": [
    "#42B43C",
    "#3CB4AE"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#723CB4",
    "#B4723C"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#3C42B4",
    "#B43C7E",
    "#B4AE3C"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#AE3CB4",
    "#B43C42"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#79D2A1",
    "#3CB371",
    "#256F46"
  ]
}

Variants

{
  "light": "#79D2A1",
  "dark": "#256F46",
  "saturated": "#22CE6F",
  "desaturated": "#569974",
  "pastel": "#9FD1B5",
  "neon": "#1AFF81"
}

Pairings

{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#B43C7E",
    "#42B43C",
    "#3CB4AE"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#569974",
    "#79D2A1"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#79D2A1",
    "#569974"
  ]
}

Knowledge graph

{
  "nearestColors": [
    "emerald",
    "paris-green",
    "alexandrite",
    "viridian",
    "sea-green"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "medium-sea-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "emerald-vs-medium-sea-green",
    "medium-sea-green-vs-paris-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/medium-sea-green",
    "/wcag/medium-sea-green",
    "/css/colors/medium-sea-green",
    "/hex/3cb371",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/medium-sea-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/emerald",
      "/colors/paris-green",
      "/colors/alexandrite",
      "/colors/viridian",
      "/colors/sea-green",
      "/compare/emerald-vs-medium-sea-green",
      "/compare/medium-sea-green-vs-paris-green",
      "/harmonies/medium-sea-green",
      "/wcag/medium-sea-green",
      "/css/colors/medium-sea-green",
      "/hex/3cb371",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}

Full JSON dataset

{
  "slug": "medium-sea-green",
  "name": "Medium Sea Green",
  "cssName": "mediumseagreen",
  "hex": "#3CB371",
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "mediumseagreen"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "earth-tone",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
    60,
    179,
    113
  ],
  "hsl": [
    147,
    50,
    47
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    66,
    0,
    37,
    30
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3439,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 7.88,
    "white": 2.67
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#B43C7E",
    "analogous": [
      "#42B43C",
      "#3CB4AE"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#723CB4",
      "#B4723C"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#3C42B4",
      "#B43C7E",
      "#B4AE3C"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#AE3CB4",
      "#B43C42"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#79D2A1",
      "#3CB371",
      "#256F46"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#79D2A1",
    "dark": "#256F46",
    "saturated": "#22CE6F",
    "desaturated": "#569974",
    "pastel": "#9FD1B5",
    "neon": "#1AFF81"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-medium-sea-green: #3CB371;",
    "utility": ".bg-medium-sea-green { background-color: #3CB371; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-medium-sea-green { color: #3CB371; }"
  },
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    "paris-green",
    "alexandrite",
    "viridian",
    "sea-green"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "medium-sea-green"
  ],
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    "emerald-vs-medium-sea-green",
    "medium-sea-green-vs-paris-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/medium-sea-green",
    "/wcag/medium-sea-green",
    "/css/colors/medium-sea-green",
    "/hex/3cb371",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/medium-sea-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/emerald",
      "/colors/paris-green",
      "/colors/alexandrite",
      "/colors/viridian",
      "/colors/sea-green",
      "/compare/emerald-vs-medium-sea-green",
      "/compare/medium-sea-green-vs-paris-green",
      "/harmonies/medium-sea-green",
      "/wcag/medium-sea-green",
      "/css/colors/medium-sea-green",
      "/hex/3cb371",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#B43C7E",
      "#42B43C",
      "#3CB4AE"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#569974",
      "#79D2A1"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#79D2A1",
      "#569974"
    ]
  }
}

Medium Sea Green

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WCAG Accessibility

Medium Sea Green Color Reference Infographic

Color Harmonies

Variants

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