HEX atlas value

#36A121

#36A121 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 54, 161, 33, HSL 110, 66%, 38%, has luminance 0.2638, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#36A121 Sample readable text

HEX #36A121

RGB rgb(54, 161, 33)

HSL hsl(110 66% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(66, 0, 80, 37)

Luminance 0.2638

Contrast Black 6.28:1White 3.35:1

CSS

--color-36a121: #36A121;
.background-36a121 { background-color: #36A121; }
.text-36a121 { color: #36A121; }

Luminance0.2638

Black text6.28:1AA Pass

White text3.35:1AA 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":"#36A121","rgb":[54,161,33],"hsl":[110,66,38],"cmyk":[66,0,80,37],"luminance":0.2638,"contrast":{"black":6.28,"white":3.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5DD945","hex":"#5DD945","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.48,"contrastWhite":1.83,"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"]},{"name":"#1D5511","hex":"#1D5511","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.36,"contrastWhite":8.9,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#28B60C","hex":"#28B60C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.79,"contrastWhite":2.7,"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/36a121.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8C21A1","analogous":["#76A121","#21A14C"],"triadic":["#2136A1","#A12136"],"tetradic":["#2176A1","#8C21A1","#A14C21"],"splitComplementary":["#4C21A1","#A12176"],"monochromatic":["#5DD945","#36A121","#1D5511"]}

Variants

{"light":"#5DD945","dark":"#1D5511","saturated":"#28B60C","desaturated":"#448C36","pastel":"#81D171","neon":"#27EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":29.748949561287034},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":35.4964786985977},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":44.75488800120049},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":47.3392015141785},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":53.71219600798314}]

HEX meaning and use

About #36A121

#36A121 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #36A121 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 54, 161, and 33, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 110deg with 66% saturation and 38% 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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.2638, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.28:1AA Pass

White text3.35:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #36A121 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.28:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#5DD945#000000 text · best 11.48:1#5DD945

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

#1D5511#FFFFFF text · best 8.9:1#1D5511

Kelly Green#000000 text · best 8.43:1#4CBB17

#28B60C#000000 text · best 7.79:1#28B60C

Generated Palette

#36A121#36A121

#8C21A1#8C21A1

#76A121#76A121

#21A14C#21A14C

#5DD945#5DD945

#1D5511#1D5511

Color Harmonies

#8C21A1#8C21A1

#76A121#76A121

#21A14C#21A14C

#2136A1#2136A1

#A12136#A12136

Variants

#5DD945#5DD945

#1D5511#1D5511

#28B60C#28B60C

#448C36#448C36

#81D171#81D171

#27EB00#27EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Scheele Green#478800

Lime Green#32CD32

Avocado#568203

#36A121

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #36A121

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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