HEX atlas value

#3BC480

#3BC480 is a cool green HEX color close to Medium Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 59, 196, 128, HSL 150, 54%, 50%, has luminance 0.4197, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#3BC480 Sample readable text

HEX #3BC480

RGB rgb(59, 196, 128)

HSL hsl(150 54% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(70, 0, 35, 23)

Luminance 0.4197

Contrast Black 9.39:1White 2.24:1

CSS

--color-3bc480: #3BC480;
.background-3bc480 { background-color: #3BC480; }
.text-3bc480 { color: #3BC480; }

Luminance0.4197

Black text9.39:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA 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":"#3BC480","rgb":[59,196,128],"hsl":[150,54,50],"cmyk":[70,0,35,23],"luminance":0.4197,"contrast":{"black":9.39,"white":2.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#81D9AD","hex":"#81D9AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.46,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1FE080","hex":"#1FE080","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.03,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#3BC4C4","hex":"#3BC4C4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.88,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#3BC43B","hex":"#3BC43B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Medium Sea Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/3bc480.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C43B80","analogous":["#3BC43B","#3BC4C4"],"triadic":["#7F3BC4","#C4803B"],"tetradic":["#3B3BC4","#C43B80","#C4C43B"],"splitComplementary":["#C43BC4","#C43B3B"],"monochromatic":["#81D9AD","#3BC480","#267E52"]}

Variants

{"light":"#81D9AD","dark":"#267E52","saturated":"#1FE080","desaturated":"#57A880","pastel":"#A6D8BF","neon":"#29FF94"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":22.693611435820433},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"verdigris","name":"Verdigris","hex":"#43B3AE","distance":49.68903299521938},{"slug":"light-sea-green","name":"Light Sea Green","hex":"#20B2AA","distance":53.075418038862395}]

HEX meaning and use

About #3BC480

#3BC480 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #3BC480 is visually closest to Medium Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #3CB371.

The RGB channels are 59, 196, and 128, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg with 54% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4197, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.39:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3BC480 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#81D9AD#000000 text · best 12.46:1#81D9AD

#1FE080#000000 text · best 12.03:1#1FE080

#3BC4C4#000000 text · best 9.88:1#3BC4C4

Paris Green#000000 text · best 9.87:1#50C878

#3BC43B#000000 text · best 9.15:1#3BC43B

Generated Palette

#3BC480#3BC480

#C43B80#C43B80

#3BC43B#3BC43B

#3BC4C4#3BC4C4

#81D9AD#81D9AD

#267E52#267E52

Color Harmonies

#C43B80#C43B80

#3BC43B#3BC43B

#3BC4C4#3BC4C4

#7F3BC4#7F3BC4

#C4803B#C4803B

Variants

#81D9AD#81D9AD

#267E52#267E52

#1FE080#1FE080

#57A880#57A880

#A6D8BF#A6D8BF

#29FF94#29FF94

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Verdigris#43B3AE

Light Sea Green#20B2AA

#3BC480

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #3BC480

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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