Color brief · Light Green
#3EC332 (#3EC332) — practical notes
#3EC332 (#3ec332) sits in the light green family at about 115° hue, 59% saturation, and 48% lightness. Contrast is 2.32:1 on white and 9.06:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: green-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).
- primary buttons and key accents
- text or icons on charcoal / dark mode
Do not use #3ec332 as small body text on white — 2.32:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.
Specs & accessibility references: W3C WCAG 2.1 contrast minimum · MDN CSS color values · CSS Color Module Level 4 · WebAIM contrast guide.
COLOR EXPLORER
THE ORIGINAL SWATCH#3EC332
100% opacity · sRGB
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#3EC332
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HEX
#3EC332RGB
rgb(62, 195, 50)HSL
hsl(115, 59%, 48%)PUT IT INTO PRACTICE
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Selected text: #3EC332CONTRAST RATIO2.32:1
- AA · normal text
- Fail
- AA · large text
- Fail
- AAA · normal text
- Fail
Normal text: AA 4.5:1, AAA 7:1. Large text: AA 3:1 (24px regular or about 19px bold).
Against white2.32:1
Against black9.06:1
Results use the exact pair, at full opacity. WCAG contrast guidance ↗
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Color codes
HEX
#3ec332
RGB
rgb(62, 195, 50)
HSL
hsl(115, 59%, 48%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.7182 0.2143 141.94)
CMYK
cmyk(68%, 0%, 74%, 24%)
CSS variable
--color-3ec332: #3ec332;
CMYK is an approximate reference; print output depends on the color profile. HSV and CMYK are not CSS color functions.
OKLCH
Perceptual 50–950 scale
Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.
Palette
Tints & shades
Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades
Palette
Tints
Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights
Palette
Shades
Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis
Palette
Tones
Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces
Harmony
Complementary
Opposite on the color wheel for contrast
Harmony
Analogous
Neighbors that sit comfortably together
Harmony
Triadic
Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets
Harmony
Split complementary
Base plus two accents beside the complement
Harmony
Monochromatic
Same hue, varied lightness and saturation
Export
Developer code
css
:root {
--color3ec332-1: #3ec332;
}Design systems
Nearest official tokens
An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.
Nearest Tailwind color
green-500
Very different · ΔE 5.94 · #22C55E
Nearest CSS named color
LimeGreen
Noticeably different · ΔE 2.58 · #32CD32
Nearest Material color
green-500
Very different · ΔE 7.24 · #4CAF50
Nearest Bootstrap color
success
Very different · ΔE 21.99 · #198754
Using this color
Where #3ec332 works
#3EC332 (#3ec332) sits in the light green family at about 115° hue, 59% saturation, and 48% lightness. Contrast is 2.32:1 on white and 9.06:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: green-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).
Sensible jobs for this swatch
- primary buttons and key accents
- text or icons on charcoal / dark mode
Do not use #3ec332 as small body text on white — 2.32:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.
Light Green family swatches still need a measured foreground pair. Verify this exact hex in the contrast checker.
Related
Similar & related colors
Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance