HEX atlas value

#038238

#038238 is a cool green HEX color close to Traffic Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 3, 130, 56, HSL 145, 95%, 26%, has luminance 0.1627, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#038238 Sample readable text

HEX #038238

RGB rgb(3, 130, 56)

HSL hsl(145 95% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 57, 49)

Luminance 0.1627

Contrast Black 4.25:1White 4.94:1

CSS

--color-038238: #038238;
.background-038238 { background-color: #038238; }
.text-038238 { color: #038238; }

Luminance0.1627

Black text4.25:1AA Fail

White text4.94:1AA 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":"#038238","rgb":[3,130,56],"hsl":[145,95,26],"cmyk":[98,0,57,49],"luminance":0.1627,"contrast":{"black":4.25,"white":4.94}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#012811","hex":"#012811","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.31,"contrastWhite":16.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#06DB5E","hex":"#06DB5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.3,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#81034D","hex":"#81034D","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.05,"contrastWhite":10.22,"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/038238.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bottle-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#81034D","analogous":["#0E8103","#038177"],"triadic":["#380381","#813803"],"tetradic":["#030E81","#81034D","#817703"],"splitComplementary":["#770381","#81030E"],"monochromatic":["#06DB5E","#038238","#012811"]}

Variants

{"light":"#06DB5E","dark":"#012811","saturated":"#008537","desaturated":"#12733A","pastel":"#1EE671","neon":"#00AD48"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":24.269322199023193},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":32.69556544854363},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":39.06404996924922},{"slug":"peacock-green","name":"Peacock Green","hex":"#006D5B","distance":40.92676385936225},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":48.91829923454004}]

HEX meaning and use

About #038238

#038238 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #038238 is visually closest to Traffic Green, a named green color with HEX #008450.

The RGB channels are 3, 130, and 56, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 145deg 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 0.1627, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.27, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.25:1AA Fail

White text4.94:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #038238 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.25:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.94:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#012811#FFFFFF text · best 16.01:1#012811

#06DB5E#000000 text · best 11.3:1#06DB5E

#81034D#FFFFFF text · best 10.22:1#81034D

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

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

Generated Palette

#038238#038238

#81034D#81034D

#0E8103#0E8103

#038177#038177

#06DB5E#06DB5E

#012811#012811

Color Harmonies

#81034D#81034D

#0E8103#0E8103

#038177#038177

#380381#380381

#813803#813803

Variants

#06DB5E#06DB5E

#012811#012811

#008537#008537

#12733A#12733A

#1EE671#1EE671

#00AD48#00AD48

Nearest Named Colors

Traffic Green#008450

Bottle Green#006A4E

Forest Green#228B22

Peacock Green#006D5B

Shamrock#009E60

#038238

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #038238

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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