HEX atlas value

#33CC80

#33CC80 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 51, 204, 128, HSL 150, 60%, 50%, has luminance 0.4545, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#33CC80 Sample readable text

HEX #33CC80

RGB rgb(51, 204, 128)

HSL hsl(150 60% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(75, 0, 37, 20)

Luminance 0.4545

Contrast Black 10.09:1White 2.08:1

CSS

--color-33cc80: #33CC80;
.background-33cc80 { background-color: #33CC80; }
.text-33cc80 { color: #33CC80; }

Luminance0.4545

Black text10.09:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA 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":"#33CC80","rgb":[51,204,128],"hsl":[150,60,50],"cmyk":[75,0,37,20],"luminance":0.4545,"contrast":{"black":10.09,"white":2.08}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#7CDEAD","hex":"#7CDEAD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.91,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#17E880","hex":"#17E880","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.89,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#33CCCC","hex":"#33CCCC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.65,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#33CC33","hex":"#33CC33","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.83,"contrastWhite":2.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Emerald 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/33cc80.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CC3380","analogous":["#33CC33","#33CCCC"],"triadic":["#7F33CC","#CC8033"],"tetradic":["#3333CC","#CC3380","#CCCC33"],"splitComplementary":["#CC33CC","#CC3333"],"monochromatic":["#7CDEAD","#33CC80","#218352"]}

Variants

{"light":"#7CDEAD","dark":"#218352","saturated":"#17E880","desaturated":"#4FB080","pastel":"#A3DCBF","neon":"#29FF94"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":30.347981810987037},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":30.347981810987037},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":30.512292604784715},{"slug":"light-sea-green","name":"Light Sea Green","hex":"#20B2AA","distance":52.92447448959697},{"slug":"verdigris","name":"Verdigris","hex":"#43B3AE","distance":54.74486277268398}]

HEX meaning and use

About #33CC80

#33CC80 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #33CC80 is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 51, 204, and 128, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg 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 0.4545, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.09:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #33CC80 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#7CDEAD#000000 text · best 12.91:1#7CDEAD

#17E880#000000 text · best 12.89:1#17E880

#33CCCC#000000 text · best 10.65:1#33CCCC

Paris Green#000000 text · best 9.87:1#50C878

#33CC33#000000 text · best 9.83:1#33CC33

Generated Palette

#33CC80#33CC80

#CC3380#CC3380

#33CC33#33CC33

#33CCCC#33CCCC

#7CDEAD#7CDEAD

#218352#218352

Color Harmonies

#CC3380#CC3380

#33CC33#33CC33

#33CCCC#33CCCC

#7F33CC#7F33CC

#CC8033#CC8033

Variants

#7CDEAD#7CDEAD

#218352#218352

#17E880#17E880

#4FB080#4FB080

#A3DCBF#A3DCBF

#29FF94#29FF94

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Light Sea Green#20B2AA

Verdigris#43B3AE

#33CC80

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #33CC80

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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