HEX atlas value

#03AA4C

#03AA4C is a cool green HEX color close to Shamrock. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 3, 170, 76, HSL 146, 97%, 34%, has luminance 0.2929, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#03AA4C Sample readable text

HEX #03AA4C

RGB rgb(3, 170, 76)

HSL hsl(146 97% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 55, 33)

Luminance 0.2929

Contrast Black 6.86:1White 3.06:1

CSS

--color-03aa4c: #03AA4C;
.background-03aa4c { background-color: #03AA4C; }
.text-03aa4c { color: #03AA4C; }

Luminance0.2929

Black text6.86:1AA Pass

White text3.06:1AA 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":"#03AA4C","rgb":[3,170,76],"hsl":[146,97,34],"cmyk":[98,0,55,33],"luminance":0.2929,"contrast":{"black":6.86,"white":3.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0EFB75","hex":"#0EFB75","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.07,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#015024","hex":"#015024","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.17,"contrastWhite":9.66,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#03ABA0","hex":"#03ABA0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.34,"contrastWhite":2.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#AB0362","hex":"#AB0362","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.92,"contrastWhite":7.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#00AD4B","hex":"#00AD4B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.97,"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/03aa4c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/jade.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AB0362","analogous":["#0EAB03","#03ABA0"],"triadic":["#4B03AB","#AB4B03"],"tetradic":["#030EAB","#AB0362","#ABA003"],"splitComplementary":["#A003AB","#AB030E"],"monochromatic":["#0EFB75","#03AA4C","#015024"]}

Variants

{"light":"#0EFB75","dark":"#015024","saturated":"#00AD4B","desaturated":"#16984E","pastel":"#41EC8B","neon":"#00D65D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":23.515952032609693},{"slug":"jade","name":"Jade","hex":"#00A86B","distance":31.20897306865447},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":38.3275357934736},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":54.13871073455665},{"slug":"pine-green","name":"Pine Green","hex":"#01796F","distance":60.249481325568276}]

HEX meaning and use

About #03AA4C

#03AA4C is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #03AA4C is visually closest to Shamrock, a named green color with HEX #009E60.

The RGB channels are 3, 170, and 76, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 146deg 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 0.2929, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.86:1AA Pass

White text3.06:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #03AA4C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.86:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#0EFB75#000000 text · best 15.07:1#0EFB75

#015024#FFFFFF text · best 9.66:1#015024

#03ABA0#000000 text · best 7.34:1#03ABA0

#AB0362#FFFFFF text · best 7.19:1#AB0362

#00AD4B#000000 text · best 7.08:1#00AD4B

Generated Palette

#03AA4C#03AA4C

#AB0362#AB0362

#0EAB03#0EAB03

#03ABA0#03ABA0

#0EFB75#0EFB75

#015024#015024

Color Harmonies

#AB0362#AB0362

#0EAB03#0EAB03

#03ABA0#03ABA0

#4B03AB#4B03AB

#AB4B03#AB4B03

Variants

#0EFB75#0EFB75

#015024#015024

#00AD4B#00AD4B

#16984E#16984E

#41EC8B#41EC8B

#00D65D#00D65D

Nearest Named Colors

Shamrock#009E60

Jade#00A86B

Traffic Green#008450

Sea Green#2E8B57

Pine Green#01796F

#03AA4C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #03AA4C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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