HEX atlas value

#038242

#038242 is a cool green HEX color close to Traffic Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 3, 130, 66, HSL 150, 95%, 26%, has luminance 0.1638, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#038242 Sample readable text

HEX #038242

RGB rgb(3, 130, 66)

HSL hsl(150 95% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 49, 49)

Luminance 0.1638

Contrast Black 4.28:1White 4.91:1

CSS

--color-038242: #038242;
.background-038242 { background-color: #038242; }
.text-038242 { color: #038242; }

Luminance0.1638

Black text4.28:1AA Fail

White text4.91:1AA 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":"#038242","rgb":[3,130,66],"hsl":[150,95,26],"cmyk":[98,0,49,49],"luminance":0.1638,"contrast":{"black":4.28,"white":4.91}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#012814","hex":"#012814","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.31,"contrastWhite":15.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#06DB70","hex":"#06DB70","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.37,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#810342","hex":"#810342","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.03,"contrastWhite":10.37,"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/038242.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/peacock-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#810342","analogous":["#038103","#038181"],"triadic":["#420381","#814203"],"tetradic":["#030381","#810342","#818103"],"splitComplementary":["#810381","#810303"],"monochromatic":["#06DB70","#038242","#012814"]}

Variants

{"light":"#06DB70","dark":"#012814","saturated":"#008542","desaturated":"#127342","pastel":"#1EE682","neon":"#00AD57"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":27},{"slug":"peacock-green","name":"Peacock Green","hex":"#006D5B","distance":32.78719262151},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":41.14608122288197},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":45.45327270945405}]

HEX meaning and use

About #038242

#038242 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #038242 is visually closest to Traffic Green, a named green color with HEX #008450.

The RGB channels are 3, 130, and 66, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg 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 0.1638, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.28:1AA Fail

White text4.91:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #038242 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.28:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.91:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#012814#FFFFFF text · best 15.98:1#012814

#06DB70#000000 text · best 11.37:1#06DB70

#810342#FFFFFF text · best 10.37:1#810342

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

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

Generated Palette

#038242#038242

#810342#810342

#038103#038103

#038181#038181

#06DB70#06DB70

#012814#012814

Color Harmonies

#810342#810342

#038103#038103

#038181#038181

#420381#420381

#814203#814203

Variants

#06DB70#06DB70

#012814#012814

#008542#008542

#127342#127342

#1EE682#1EE682

#00AD57#00AD57

Nearest Named Colors

Traffic Green#008450

Bottle Green#006A4E

Peacock Green#006D5B

Shamrock#009E60

Forest Green#228B22

#038242

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #038242

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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