HEX atlas value

#038231

#038231 is a cool green HEX color close to Traffic Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 3, 130, 49, HSL 142, 95%, 26%, has luminance 0.1621, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#038231 Sample readable text

HEX #038231

RGB rgb(3, 130, 49)

HSL hsl(142 95% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 62, 49)

Luminance 0.1621

Contrast Black 4.24:1White 4.95:1

CSS

--color-038231: #038231;
.background-038231 { background-color: #038231; }
.text-038231 { color: #038231; }

Luminance0.1621

Black text4.24:1AA Fail

White text4.95:1AA 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":"#038231","rgb":[3,130,49],"hsl":[142,95,26],"cmyk":[98,0,62,49],"luminance":0.1621,"contrast":{"black":4.24,"white":4.95}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#01280F","hex":"#01280F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.31,"contrastWhite":16.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#06DB54","hex":"#06DB54","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.27,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#810353","hex":"#810353","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.07,"contrastWhite":10.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.17,"contrastWhite":6.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Peacock Green","hex":"#006D5B","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.34,"contrastWhite":6.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Traffic 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/038231.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bottle-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#810353","analogous":["#148103","#038170"],"triadic":["#320381","#813203"],"tetradic":["#031481","#810353","#817003"],"splitComplementary":["#700381","#810314"],"monochromatic":["#06DB54","#038231","#01280F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#06DB54","dark":"#01280F","saturated":"#008531","desaturated":"#127335","pastel":"#1EE667","neon":"#00AD40"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":31.20897306865447},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":35.59494346111537},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":37.76241517699841},{"slug":"peacock-green","name":"Peacock Green","hex":"#006D5B","distance":47.05316142407437},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":49.13247398615299}]

HEX meaning and use

About #038231

#038231 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #038231 is visually closest to Traffic Green, a named green color with HEX #008450.

The RGB channels are 3, 130, and 49, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 142deg 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 0.1621, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.24:1AA Fail

White text4.95:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #038231 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.24:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.95:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#01280F#FFFFFF text · best 16.01:1#01280F

#06DB54#000000 text · best 11.27:1#06DB54

#810353#FFFFFF text · best 10.14:1#810353

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

Peacock Green#FFFFFF text · best 6.29:1#006D5B

Generated Palette

#038231#038231

#810353#810353

#148103#148103

#038170#038170

#06DB54#06DB54

#01280F#01280F

Color Harmonies

#810353#810353

#148103#148103

#038170#038170

#320381#320381

#813203#813203

Variants

#06DB54#06DB54

#01280F#01280F

#008531#008531

#127335#127335

#1EE667#1EE667

#00AD40#00AD40

Nearest Named Colors

Traffic Green#008450

Forest Green#228B22

Bottle Green#006A4E

Peacock Green#006D5B

Green#008000

#038231

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #038231

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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