HEX atlas value

#36BC2F

#36BC2F is a cool green HEX color close to Lime Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 54, 188, 47, HSL 117, 60%, 46%, has luminance 0.3696, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#36BC2F Sample readable text

HEX #36BC2F

RGB rgb(54, 188, 47)

HSL hsl(117 60% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(71, 0, 75, 26)

Luminance 0.3696

Contrast Black 8.39:1White 2.5:1

CSS

--color-36bc2f: #36BC2F;
.background-36bc2f { background-color: #36BC2F; }
.text-36bc2f { color: #36BC2F; }

Luminance0.3696

Black text8.39:1AA Pass

White text2.5:1AA 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":"#36BC2F","rgb":[54,188,47],"hsl":[117,60,46],"cmyk":[71,0,75,26],"luminance":0.3696,"contrast":{"black":8.39,"white":2.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#72DA6C","hex":"#72DA6C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.96,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1FD515","hex":"#1FD515","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.59,"contrastWhite":1.98,"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":"#7CBC2F","hex":"#7CBC2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.09,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/36bc2f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B52FBC","analogous":["#7CBC2F","#2FBC6E"],"triadic":["#2F36BC","#BC2F36"],"tetradic":["#2F7CBC","#B52FBC","#BC6E2F"],"splitComplementary":["#6E2FBC","#BC2F7C"],"monochromatic":["#72DA6C","#36BC2F","#21721D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#72DA6C","dark":"#21721D","saturated":"#1FD515","desaturated":"#4DA249","pastel":"#97D694","neon":"#20FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":32.57299494980466},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":54.49770637375485},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":55.04543577809154},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":63.75735251718032}]

HEX meaning and use

About #36BC2F

#36BC2F is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #36BC2F is visually closest to Lime Green, a named green color with HEX #32CD32.

The RGB channels are 54, 188, and 47, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 117deg with 60% saturation and 46% 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 0.3696, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.39:1AA Pass

White text2.5:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #36BC2F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#72DA6C#000000 text · best 11.96:1#72DA6C

#1FD515#000000 text · best 10.59:1#1FD515

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

#7CBC2F#000000 text · best 9.09:1#7CBC2F

Generated Palette

#36BC2F#36BC2F

#B52FBC#B52FBC

#7CBC2F#7CBC2F

#2FBC6E#2FBC6E

#72DA6C#72DA6C

#21721D#21721D

Color Harmonies

#B52FBC#B52FBC

#7CBC2F#7CBC2F

#2FBC6E#2FBC6E

#2F36BC#2F36BC

#BC2F36#BC2F36

Variants

#72DA6C#72DA6C

#21721D#21721D

#1FD515#1FD515

#4DA249#4DA249

#97D694#97D694

#20FF14#20FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Lime Green#32CD32

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Forest Green#228B22

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Sea Green#2E8B57

#36BC2F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #36BC2F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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