HEX atlas value

#038216

#038216 is a cool green HEX color close to Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 3, 130, 22, HSL 129, 95%, 26%, has luminance 0.1604, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#038216 Sample readable text

HEX #038216

RGB rgb(3, 130, 22)

HSL hsl(129 95% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 83, 49)

Luminance 0.1604

Contrast Black 4.21:1White 4.99:1

CSS

--color-038216: #038216;
.background-038216 { background-color: #038216; }
.text-038216 { color: #038216; }

Luminance0.1604

Black text4.21:1AA Fail

White text4.99:1AA 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":"#038216","rgb":[3,130,22],"hsl":[129,95,26],"cmyk":[98,0,83,49],"luminance":0.1604,"contrast":{"black":4.21,"white":4.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#012807","hex":"#012807","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.31,"contrastWhite":16.06,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#06DB26","hex":"#06DB26","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.17,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#81036E","hex":"#81036E","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.17,"contrastWhite":9.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.44,"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/038216.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#81036E","analogous":["#2F8103","#038155"],"triadic":["#160381","#811603"],"tetradic":["#032F81","#81036E","#815503"],"splitComplementary":["#550381","#81032F"],"monochromatic":["#06DB26","#038216","#012807"]}

Variants

{"light":"#06DB26","dark":"#012807","saturated":"#008514","desaturated":"#127320","pastel":"#1EE63C","neon":"#00AD1A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":34.438350715445125},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":34.45286635390443},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":37.322915213043046},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":58.111960903070546}]

HEX meaning and use

About #038216

#038216 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #038216 is visually closest to Green, a named green color with HEX #008000.

The RGB channels are 3, 130, and 22, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 129deg 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 0.1604, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.21:1AA Fail

White text4.99:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #038216 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.21:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.99:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#012807#FFFFFF text · best 16.06:1#012807

#06DB26#000000 text · best 11.17:1#06DB26

#81036E#FFFFFF text · best 9.67:1#81036E

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

Dark Green#FFFFFF text · best 7.44:1#006400

Generated Palette

#038216#038216

#81036E#81036E

#2F8103#2F8103

#038155#038155

#06DB26#06DB26

#012807#012807

Color Harmonies

#81036E#81036E

#2F8103#2F8103

#038155#038155

#160381#160381

#811603#811603

Variants

#06DB26#06DB26

#012807#012807

#008514#008514

#127320#127320

#1EE63C#1EE63C

#00AD1A#00AD1A

Nearest Named Colors

Green#008000

Forest Green#228B22

Emerald Dark#046307

Dark Green#006400

Traffic Green#008450

#038216

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #038216

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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