HEX atlas value

#038209

#038209 is a cool green HEX color close to Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 3, 130, 9, HSL 123, 95%, 26%, has luminance 0.16, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#038209 Sample readable text

HEX #038209

RGB rgb(3, 130, 9)

HSL hsl(123 95% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 93, 49)

Luminance 0.16

Contrast Black 4.2:1White 5:1

CSS

--color-038209: #038209;
.background-038209 { background-color: #038209; }
.text-038209 { color: #038209; }

Luminance0.16

Black text4.2:1AA Fail

White text5:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#038209","rgb":[3,130,9],"hsl":[123,95,26],"cmyk":[98,0,93,49],"luminance":0.16,"contrast":{"black":4.2,"white":5}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#012803","hex":"#012803","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.31,"contrastWhite":16.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#06DB10","hex":"#06DB10","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#81037B","hex":"#81037B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.23,"contrastWhite":9.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/038209.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#81037B","analogous":["#3C8103","#038149"],"triadic":["#0A0381","#810A03"],"tetradic":["#033C81","#81037B","#814903"],"splitComplementary":["#490381","#81033C"],"monochromatic":["#06DB10","#038209","#012803"]}

Variants

{"light":"#06DB10","dark":"#012803","saturated":"#008507","desaturated":"#127317","pastel":"#1EE628","neon":"#00AD09"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":9.695359714832659},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":31.080540535840107},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":31.464265445104548},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":40.82891132518721},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":64.35060217278468}]

HEX meaning and use

About #038209

#038209 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #038209 is visually closest to Green, a named green color with HEX #008000.

The RGB channels are 3, 130, and 9, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 123deg with 95% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.16, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.2:1AA Fail

White text5:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #038209 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.2:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#012803#FFFFFF text · best 16.08:1#012803

#06DB10#000000 text · best 11.15:1#06DB10

#81037B#FFFFFF text · best 9.41:1#81037B

Terre Verte#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#385E0F

Emerald Dark#FFFFFF text · best 7.52:1#046307

Generated Palette

#038209#038209

#81037B#81037B

#3C8103#3C8103

#038149#038149

#06DB10#06DB10

#012803#012803

Color Harmonies

#81037B#81037B

#3C8103#3C8103

#038149#038149

#0A0381#0A0381

#810A03#810A03

Variants

#06DB10#06DB10

#012803#012803

#008507#008507

#127317#127317

#1EE628#1EE628

#00AD09#00AD09

Nearest Named Colors

Green#008000

Emerald Dark#046307

Dark Green#006400

Forest Green#228B22

Terre Verte#385E0F

#038209

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #038209

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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