Information about #3C8420 color

#3C8420 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3C8420 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 132, 32) — 23.5% red, 51.8% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 0 / 39 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3C8420 reads as a vivid, lively yellow-green and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bilbao (#3E8027). Slightly further away sit La Palma (#428929) and Seaweed Green (#437C17).

The recipe behind #3C8420 is rgb(60, 132, 32), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3C8420: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. No one has named #3C8420 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3C8420 color variations

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#3C8420 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3C8420

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bilbao color link
Bilbao

#3E8027

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Lucky Break color link
Lucky Break

#3E762D

Topspin color link
Topspin

#427120

Tree Green color link
Tree Green

#2A7E19

Kermit color link
Kermit

#368136

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

Green Cola color link
Green Cola

#4C721D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C8420
  • RGB60, 132, 32
  • CMYK28, 0, 39, 48
  • CSSrgb(60, 132, 32)
  • HSL103°, 61%, 32%
  • HSL Precise103.2°, 60.976%, 32.157%
  • HSV103°, 76%, 52%
  • HSB103°, 76%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.518, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.518, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.518, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3C8420
  • DECIMAL ID3965984
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01