HEX atlas value

#03AA38

#03AA38 is a cool green HEX color close to Shamrock. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 3, 170, 56, HSL 139, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.2905, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#03AA38 Sample readable text

HEX #03AA38

RGB rgb(3, 170, 56)

HSL hsl(139 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 67, 33)

Luminance 0.2905

Contrast Black 6.81:1White 3.08:1

CSS

--color-03aa38: #03AA38;
.background-03aa38 { background-color: #03AA38; }
.text-03aa38 { color: #03AA38; }

Luminance0.2905

Black text6.81:1AA Pass

White text3.08:1AA 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":"#03AA38","rgb":[3,170,56],"hsl":[139,97,34],"cmyk":[98,0,67,33],"luminance":0.2905,"contrast":{"black":6.81,"white":3.08}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0EFB59","hex":"#0EFB59","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.96,"contrastWhite":1.4,"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":"#01501A","hex":"#01501A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.16,"contrastWhite":9.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#03AB8C","hex":"#03AB8C","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.21,"contrastWhite":2.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#00AD37","hex":"#00AD37","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.03,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Shamrock 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/03aa38.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AB0376","analogous":["#21AB03","#03AB8C"],"triadic":["#3803AB","#AB3803"],"tetradic":["#0321AB","#AB0376","#AB8C03"],"splitComplementary":["#8C03AB","#AB0321"],"monochromatic":["#0EFB59","#03AA38","#01501A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#0EFB59","dark":"#01501A","saturated":"#00AD37","desaturated":"#16983F","pastel":"#41EC77","neon":"#00D644"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":41.86884283091664},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":45.044422518220834},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":49.05099387372289},{"slug":"jade","name":"Jade","hex":"#00A86B","distance":51.12729212465687},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":58.90670590009256}]

HEX meaning and use

About #03AA38

#03AA38 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #03AA38 is visually closest to Shamrock, a named green color with HEX #009E60.

The RGB channels are 3, 170, and 56, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 139deg 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 0.2905, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 41.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.81:1AA Pass

White text3.08:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #03AA38 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.81:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#0EFB59#000000 text · best 14.96:1#0EFB59

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

#01501A#FFFFFF text · best 9.7:1#01501A

#03AB8C#000000 text · best 7.21:1#03AB8C

#00AD37#000000 text · best 7.03:1#00AD37

Generated Palette

#03AA38#03AA38

#AB0376#AB0376

#21AB03#21AB03

#03AB8C#03AB8C

#0EFB59#0EFB59

#01501A#01501A

Color Harmonies

#AB0376#AB0376

#21AB03#21AB03

#03AB8C#03AB8C

#3803AB#3803AB

#AB3803#AB3803

Variants

#0EFB59#0EFB59

#01501A#01501A

#00AD37#00AD37

#16983F#16983F

#41EC77#41EC77

#00D644#00D644

Nearest Named Colors

Shamrock#009E60

Traffic Green#008450

Forest Green#228B22

Jade#00A86B

Lime Green#32CD32

#03AA38

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #03AA38

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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