Palettes / Colors / #39CD27

#39CD27 — Green

#39CD27 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #39CD27 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#39CD27 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BA27CE; it also sits naturally between #8ECE27 and #27CE67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 22% · Green 80% · Blue 15%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #39CD27

.text { color: #39CD27; }
.background { background-color: #39CD27; }
.border { border: 3px solid #39CD27; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(57, 205, 39); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 68%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #39CD27; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(57, 205, 39, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #39CD27; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(57, 205, 39, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#39CD27">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#39CD27">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA27CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #39CD27: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #39CD27

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #39CD27 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #39CD27 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #39CD26  ·  #39CD28 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #39CD27?

#39CD27 is Green, a green color (RGB 57, 205, 39). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #39CD27?

#39CD27 is RGB 57, 205, 39 — HSL 113°, 68%, 48% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 81%, 20%.

What colors go with #39CD27?

Its complement is #BA27CE; analogous partners are #8ECE27 and #27CE67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #39CD27 for text?

Black text on #39CD27 has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.