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Named color

Pine Needle

Pine Needle color #334D41: RGB 51, 77, 65 and HSL 152°, 20%, 25%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#334D41 green cool mutedearth-tone
HEX #334D41
RGB rgb(51, 77, 65)
HSL hsl(152 20% 25%)
CMYK cmyk(34, 0, 16, 70)
Luminance 0.0639
Contrast Black 2.28:1White 9.22:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-pine-needle: #334D41;
.bg-pine-needle { background-color: #334D41; }
.text-pine-needle { color: #334D41; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Color meaning and use

About Pine Needle Color

Pine Needle uses HEX #334D41, RGB 51, 77, 65, and HSL 152°, 20%, 25%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and muted and earth tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.0639; black contrast is 2.28:1 and white contrast is 9.22:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pine Needle against black and white text.

Black text2.28:1AA Fail
White text9.22:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Pine Needle Color Reference Infographic

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Pine Needle color reference infographic showing #334D41, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Pine Needle color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#4D333F#4D333F#334D34#334D34#334C4D#334C4D#41334D#41334D#4D4133#4D4133
Open full Pine Needle harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#58846F#58846F#0E1512#0E1512#255B42#255B42#404040#404040#798680#798680#00A85A#00A85A

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#4D333F#4D333F#334D34#334D34#334C4D#334C4DMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0639
Black text2.28:1AA Fail
White text9.22:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#334D41",
  "rgb": [
    51,
    77,
    65
  ],
  "hsl": [
    152,
    20,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    34,
    0,
    16,
    70
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0639,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.28,
    "white": 9.22
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#4D333F",
  "analogous": [
    "#334D34",
    "#334C4D"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#41334D",
    "#4D4133"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#34334D",
    "#4D333F",
    "#4C4D33"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#4D334C",
    "#4D3433"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#58846F",
    "#334D41",
    "#0E1512"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#58846F",
  "dark": "#0E1512",
  "saturated": "#255B42",
  "desaturated": "#404040",
  "pastel": "#798680",
  "neon": "#00A85A"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#4D333F",
    "#334D34",
    "#334C4D"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#404040",
    "#58846F"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#58846F",
    "#404040"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "dark-slate-gray",
    "dark-slate-grey",
    "spruce",
    "charcoal",
    "hunter-green"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "pine-needle"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "hunter-green-vs-pine-needle",
    "pine-needle-vs-dark-slate-gray",
    "pine-needle-vs-dark-slate-grey"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/pine-needle",
    "/wcag/pine-needle",
    "/css/colors/pine-needle",
    "/hex/334d41",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/pine-needle"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/dark-slate-gray",
      "/colors/dark-slate-grey",
      "/colors/spruce",
      "/colors/charcoal",
      "/colors/hunter-green",
      "/compare/hunter-green-vs-pine-needle",
      "/compare/pine-needle-vs-dark-slate-gray",
      "/compare/pine-needle-vs-dark-slate-grey",
      "/harmonies/pine-needle",
      "/wcag/pine-needle",
      "/css/colors/pine-needle",
      "/hex/334d41",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "pine-needle",
  "name": "Pine Needle",
  "hex": "#334D41",
  "uses": [
    "botanical palettes",
    "natural product design",
    "seasonal editorial palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "life",
      "seasonality",
      "organic texture"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "floral design",
      "garden brands",
      "lifestyle",
      "packaging"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "strict grayscale systems"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "cool",
    "muted",
    "earth-tone",
    "botanical-palettes",
    "natural-product-design",
    "seasonal-editorial-palettes",
    "life",
    "seasonality",
    "organic-texture"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    51,
    77,
    65
  ],
  "hsl": [
    152,
    20,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    16,
    70
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0639,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.28,
    "white": 9.22
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#4D333F",
    "analogous": [
      "#334D34",
      "#334C4D"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#41334D",
      "#4D4133"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#34334D",
      "#4D333F",
      "#4C4D33"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#4D334C",
      "#4D3433"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#58846F",
      "#334D41",
      "#0E1512"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#58846F",
    "dark": "#0E1512",
    "saturated": "#255B42",
    "desaturated": "#404040",
    "pastel": "#798680",
    "neon": "#00A85A"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-pine-needle: #334D41;",
    "utility": ".bg-pine-needle { background-color: #334D41; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-pine-needle { color: #334D41; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "dark-slate-gray",
    "dark-slate-grey",
    "spruce",
    "charcoal",
    "hunter-green"
  ],
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    "pine-needle"
  ],
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    "pine-needle-vs-dark-slate-grey"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/pine-needle",
    "/css/colors/pine-needle",
    "/hex/334d41",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/pine-needle"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/dark-slate-gray",
      "/colors/dark-slate-grey",
      "/colors/spruce",
      "/colors/charcoal",
      "/colors/hunter-green",
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      "/compare/pine-needle-vs-dark-slate-gray",
      "/compare/pine-needle-vs-dark-slate-grey",
      "/harmonies/pine-needle",
      "/wcag/pine-needle",
      "/css/colors/pine-needle",
      "/hex/334d41",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#4D333F",
      "#334D34",
      "#334C4D"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#404040",
      "#58846F"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#58846F",
      "#404040"
    ]
  }
}
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