HEX atlas value

#03822B

#03822B is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 3, 130, 43, HSL 139, 95%, 26%, has luminance 0.1616, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#03822B Sample readable text

HEX #03822B

RGB rgb(3, 130, 43)

HSL hsl(139 95% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 67, 49)

Luminance 0.1616

Contrast Black 4.23:1White 4.96:1

CSS

--color-03822b: #03822B;
.background-03822b { background-color: #03822B; }
.text-03822b { color: #03822B; }

Luminance0.1616

Black text4.23:1AA Fail

White text4.96:1AA 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":"#03822B","rgb":[3,130,43],"hsl":[139,95,26],"cmyk":[98,0,67,49],"luminance":0.1616,"contrast":{"black":4.23,"white":4.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.96,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#01280D","hex":"#01280D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.31,"contrastWhite":16.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#06DB49","hex":"#06DB49","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.24,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#810359","hex":"#810359","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.09,"contrastWhite":10.05,"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":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.17,"contrastWhite":6.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Forest 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/03822b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bottle-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#810359","analogous":["#1A8103","#03816A"],"triadic":["#2B0381","#812B03"],"tetradic":["#031A81","#810359","#816A03"],"splitComplementary":["#6A0381","#81031A"],"monochromatic":["#06DB49","#03822B","#01280D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#06DB49","dark":"#01280D","saturated":"#00852A","desaturated":"#127331","pastel":"#1EE65D","neon":"#00AD37"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":33.51119216023208},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":37.17526059088221},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":42.5440947723653},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":43.15089802078283},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":47.51841748206689}]

HEX meaning and use

About #03822B

#03822B is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #03822B is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 3, 130, and 43, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 139deg 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 0.1616, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.51, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.23:1AA Fail

White text4.96:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #03822B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.23:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.96:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#01280D#FFFFFF text · best 16.03:1#01280D

#06DB49#000000 text · best 11.24:1#06DB49

#810359#FFFFFF text · best 10.05:1#810359

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

Bottle Green#FFFFFF text · best 6.62:1#006A4E

Generated Palette

#03822B#03822B

#810359#810359

#1A8103#1A8103

#03816A#03816A

#06DB49#06DB49

#01280D#01280D

Color Harmonies

#810359#810359

#1A8103#1A8103

#03816A#03816A

#2B0381#2B0381

#812B03#812B03

Variants

#06DB49#06DB49

#01280D#01280D

#00852A#00852A

#127331#127331

#1EE65D#1EE65D

#00AD37#00AD37

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Traffic Green#008450

Bottle Green#006A4E

Green#008000

Emerald Dark#046307

#03822B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #03822B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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