HEX atlas value

#33CC57

#33CC57 is a cool green HEX color close to Lime Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 51, 204, 87, HSL 134, 60%, 50%, has luminance 0.4458, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#33CC57 Sample readable text

HEX #33CC57

RGB rgb(51, 204, 87)

HSL hsl(134 60% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(75, 0, 57, 20)

Luminance 0.4458

Contrast Black 9.92:1White 2.12:1

CSS

--color-33cc57: #33CC57;
.background-33cc57 { background-color: #33CC57; }
.text-33cc57 { color: #33CC57; }

Luminance0.4458

Black text9.92:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA 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":"#33CC57","rgb":[51,204,87],"hsl":[134,60,50],"cmyk":[75,0,57,20],"luminance":0.4458,"contrast":{"black":9.92,"white":2.12}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#7CDE93","hex":"#7CDE93","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.73,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#17E848","hex":"#17E848","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.67,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#33CCA3","hex":"#33CCA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5CCC33","hex":"#5CCC33","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.14,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Lime Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/33cc57.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CC33A8","analogous":["#5CCC33","#33CCA3"],"triadic":["#5733CC","#CC5733"],"tetradic":["#335CCC","#CC33A8","#CCA333"],"splitComplementary":["#A333CC","#CC335C"],"monochromatic":["#7CDE93","#33CC57","#218337"]}

Variants

{"light":"#7CDE93","dark":"#218337","saturated":"#17E848","desaturated":"#4FB066","pastel":"#A3DCB0","neon":"#29FF5B"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":37.027017163147235},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":37.17526059088221},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":44.11349000022555},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":44.11349000022555},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":65.19202405202648}]

HEX meaning and use

About #33CC57

#33CC57 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #33CC57 is visually closest to Lime Green, a named green color with HEX #32CD32.

The RGB channels are 51, 204, and 87, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 134deg with 60% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4458, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 37.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.92:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #33CC57 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#7CDE93#000000 text · best 12.73:1#7CDE93

#17E848#000000 text · best 12.67:1#17E848

#33CCA3#000000 text · best 10.31:1#33CCA3

#5CCC33#000000 text · best 10.14:1#5CCC33

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

Generated Palette

#33CC57#33CC57

#CC33A8#CC33A8

#5CCC33#5CCC33

#33CCA3#33CCA3

#7CDE93#7CDE93

#218337#218337

Color Harmonies

#CC33A8#CC33A8

#5CCC33#5CCC33

#33CCA3#33CCA3

#5733CC#5733CC

#CC5733#CC5733

Variants

#7CDE93#7CDE93

#218337#218337

#17E848#17E848

#4FB066#4FB066

#A3DCB0#A3DCB0

#29FF5B#29FF5B

Nearest Named Colors

Lime Green#32CD32

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Sea Green#2E8B57

#33CC57

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #33CC57

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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