Palettes / Colors / #3BC511

#3BC511 — Vivid Green

#3BC511 is a green color we call Vivid 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 #3BC511 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.

#3BC511 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 #9B11C5; it also sits naturally between #95C511 and #11C541. 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 7%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 91% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3BC511

.text { color: #3BC511; }
.background { background-color: #3BC511; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BC511; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 197, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 84%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BC511; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 197, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BC511; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 197, 17, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3BC511">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3BC511">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9B11C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3BC511: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3BC511

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 #3BC511 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 #3BC511 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 #3BC511?

#3BC511 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 59, 197, 17). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3BC511?

#3BC511 is RGB 59, 197, 17 — HSL 106°, 84%, 42% — CMYK 70%, 0%, 91%, 23%.

What colors go with #3BC511?

Its complement is #9B11C5; analogous partners are #95C511 and #11C541. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3BC511 for text?

Black text on #3BC511 has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.