#3CA233
Closest named color: Grassy Green (#419C03). oklch(63% 0.176 142), rgb(60, 162, 51).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.40:1).
About this color
#3CA233 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 142°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grassy Green (#419C03), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.40:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grassy Green (#419C03) |
| Black text | 6.40:1 |
| White text | 3.27:1 |
Values
| HEX | #3CA233 |
| RGB | rgb(60, 162, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(115, 52%, 42%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.176 142) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #3CA233 | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #3CA233 | 6.40:1 | AA | Lc 44.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #3CA233 text on white | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #3CA233 text on black | 6.40:1 | AA | Lc -42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F1F8F0
oklch(97.2% 0.013 141.8)
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Step 100
100
#E1EEDF
oklch(93.5% 0.024 141.5)
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Step 200
200
#C8E2C5
oklch(88.6% 0.048 142.3)
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Step 300
300
#A1CF9C
oklch(80.8% 0.086 142.2)
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Step 400
400
#6BB663
oklch(70.7% 0.138 141.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#3CA233
oklch(63% 0.176 142)
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Step 600
600
#0F8C00
oklch(55.6% 0.187 142)
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Step 700
700
#0B7600
oklch(49.1% 0.165 141.9)
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Step 800
800
#076100
oklch(42.8% 0.144 142)
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Step 900
900
#12500D
oklch(37.8% 0.115 142)
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Step 950
950
#0D2F0A
oklch(27.1% 0.073 142)
#3CA233 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #A69324 | 0.124 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #998B3D | 0.123 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2A9D8B | 0.114 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.177 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #3CA233
#3CA233
oklch(63% 0.176 142)
- #B95EC7
#B95EC7
oklch(63% 0.177 322.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #3CA233, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grassy Green #419C03 ΔE 0.024
- Grass Green #3F9B0B ΔE 0.025
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.029
- Kelly Green #02AB2E ΔE 0.032
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.033
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.040
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.042
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.049
Use #3CA233 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.