Palettes / Colors / #3BE21A

#3BE21A — Vivid Green

#3BE21A is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Lime (#00FF00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lime (#00FF00) — not an exact match. CSS lime gives you #00FF00, a different color; use #3BE21A 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.

#3BE21A 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 #BF1AE0; it also sits naturally between #9EE01A and #1AE05C. 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 89% · Blue 10%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 88% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3BE21A

.text { color: #3BE21A; }
.background { background-color: #3BE21A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3BE21A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(59, 226, 26); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 79%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3BE21A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(59, 226, 26, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3BE21A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(59, 226, 26, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3BE21A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3BE21A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF1AE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3BE21A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3BE21A

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 #3BE21A 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 #3BE21A 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

← #3BE219  ·  #3BE21B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3BE21A?

#3BE21A is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 59, 226, 26). Its closest standard named color is Lime.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3BE21A?

#3BE21A is RGB 59, 226, 26 — HSL 110°, 79%, 49% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 88%, 11%.

What colors go with #3BE21A?

Its complement is #BF1AE0; analogous partners are #9EE01A and #1AE05C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3BE21A for text?

Black text on #3BE21A has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.