HEX atlas value

#03AA1C

#03AA1C is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 3, 170, 28, HSL 129, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.2885, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#03AA1C Sample readable text

HEX #03AA1C

RGB rgb(3, 170, 28)

HSL hsl(129 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 84, 33)

Luminance 0.2885

Contrast Black 6.77:1White 3.1:1

CSS

--color-03aa1c: #03AA1C;
.background-03aa1c { background-color: #03AA1C; }
.text-03aa1c { color: #03AA1C; }

Luminance0.2885

Black text6.77:1AA Pass

White text3.1:1AA 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":"#03AA1C","rgb":[3,170,28],"hsl":[129,97,34],"cmyk":[98,0,84,33],"luminance":0.2885,"contrast":{"black":6.77,"white":3.1}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.1,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0EFB31","hex":"#0EFB31","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.86,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#01500D","hex":"#01500D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.15,"contrastWhite":9.75,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#03AB70","hex":"#03AB70","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.06,"contrastWhite":2.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#3DAB03","hex":"#3DAB03","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/03aa1c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AB0392","analogous":["#3DAB03","#03AB70"],"triadic":["#1C03AB","#AB1C03"],"tetradic":["#033DAB","#AB0392","#AB7003"],"splitComplementary":["#7003AB","#AB033D"],"monochromatic":["#0EFB31","#03AA1C","#01500D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#0EFB31","dark":"#01500D","saturated":"#00AD1A","desaturated":"#169829","pastel":"#41EC5A","neon":"#00D620"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":44.24929377967517},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":50.566787519082126},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":62.5939294181153},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":64.47480127925948},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":69.1158447825099}]

HEX meaning and use

About #03AA1C

#03AA1C is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #03AA1C is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 3, 170, and 28, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 129deg with 97% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.2885, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 44.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.77:1AA Pass

White text3.1:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #03AA1C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.77:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.1:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#0EFB31#000000 text · best 14.86:1#0EFB31

Lime Green#000000 text · best 9.91:1#32CD32

#01500D#FFFFFF text · best 9.75:1#01500D

#03AB70#000000 text · best 7.06:1#03AB70

#3DAB03#000000 text · best 7.02:1#3DAB03

Generated Palette

#03AA1C#03AA1C

#AB0392#AB0392

#3DAB03#3DAB03

#03AB70#03AB70

#0EFB31#0EFB31

#01500D#01500D

Color Harmonies

#AB0392#AB0392

#3DAB03#3DAB03

#03AB70#03AB70

#1C03AB#1C03AB

#AB1C03#AB1C03

Variants

#0EFB31#0EFB31

#01500D#01500D

#00AD1A#00AD1A

#169829#169829

#41EC5A#41EC5A

#00D620#00D620

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Green#008000

Lime Green#32CD32

Traffic Green#008450

Shamrock#009E60

#03AA1C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #03AA1C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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