Palettes / Colors / #3BC481

#3BC481 — Muted Green

#3BC481 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #3BC481 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.

#3BC481 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C43B7D; it also sits naturally between #3BC43D and #3BC2C4. 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 23% · Green 77% · Blue 51%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3BC481

.text { color: #3BC481; }
.background { background-color: #3BC481; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BC481; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 196, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 54%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BC481; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 196, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BC481; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 196, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3BC481">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3BC481">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C43B7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3BC481: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3BC481

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 #3BC481 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 #3BC481 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #3BC481?

#3BC481 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 59, 196, 129). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3BC481?

#3BC481 is RGB 59, 196, 129 — HSL 151°, 54%, 50% — CMYK 70%, 0%, 34%, 23%.

What colors go with #3BC481?

Its complement is #C43B7D; analogous partners are #3BC43D and #3BC2C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3BC481 for text?

Black text on #3BC481 has a contrast ratio of 9.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.