HEX atlas value

#03962A

#03962A is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 3, 150, 42, HSL 136, 96%, 30%, has luminance 0.22, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#03962A Sample readable text

HEX #03962A

RGB rgb(3, 150, 42)

HSL hsl(136 96% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 72, 41)

Luminance 0.22

Contrast Black 5.4:1White 3.89:1

CSS

--color-03962a: #03962A;
.background-03962a { background-color: #03962A; }
.text-03962a { color: #03962A; }

Luminance0.22

Black text5.4:1AA Pass

White text3.89:1AA Fail

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":"#03962A","rgb":[3,150,42],"hsl":[136,96,30],"cmyk":[98,0,72,41],"luminance":0.22,"contrast":{"black":5.4,"white":3.89}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#05F044","hex":"#05F044","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.55,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#013C11","hex":"#013C11","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.66,"contrastWhite":12.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#96036F","hex":"#96036F","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.54,"contrastWhite":8.27,"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":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.06,"contrastWhite":3.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/03962a.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/green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#96036F","analogous":["#259603","#039674"],"triadic":["#2A0396","#962A03"],"tetradic":["#032596","#96036F","#967403"],"splitComplementary":["#740396","#960325"],"monochromatic":["#05F044","#03962A","#013C11"]}

Variants

{"light":"#05F044","dark":"#013C11","saturated":"#009929","desaturated":"#148532","pastel":"#2FE961","neon":"#00C234"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":33.85262175962151},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":42.15447781671598},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":47.50789408087881},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":54.67174773134658},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":56.929781309961136}]

HEX meaning and use

About #03962A

#03962A is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #03962A is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 3, 150, and 42, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 136deg with 96% saturation and 30% 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 0.22, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.4:1AA Pass

White text3.89:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #03962A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.4:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#05F044#000000 text · best 13.55:1#05F044

#013C11#FFFFFF text · best 12.68:1#013C11

#96036F#FFFFFF text · best 8.27:1#96036F

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

Shamrock#000000 text · best 6.06:1#009E60

Generated Palette

#03962A#03962A

#96036F#96036F

#259603#259603

#039674#039674

#05F044#05F044

#013C11#013C11

Color Harmonies

#96036F#96036F

#259603#259603

#039674#039674

#2A0396#2A0396

#962A03#962A03

Variants

#05F044#05F044

#013C11#013C11

#009929#009929

#148532#148532

#2FE961#2FE961

#00C234#00C234

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Traffic Green#008450

Green#008000

Shamrock#009E60

Bottle Green#006A4E

#03962A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #03962A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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