HEX atlas value

#37952D

#37952D is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 55, 149, 45, HSL 114, 54%, 38%, has luminance 0.225, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#37952D Sample readable text

HEX #37952D

RGB rgb(55, 149, 45)

HSL hsl(114 54% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(63, 0, 70, 42)

Luminance 0.225

Contrast Black 5.5:1White 3.82:1

CSS

--color-37952d: #37952D;
.background-37952d { background-color: #37952D; }
.text-37952d { color: #37952D; }

Luminance0.225

Black text5.5:1AA Pass

White text3.82:1AA 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":"#37952D","rgb":[55,149,45],"hsl":[114,54,38],"cmyk":[63,0,70,42],"luminance":0.225,"contrast":{"black":5.5,"white":3.82}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.82,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5ECB52","hex":"#5ECB52","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.14,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1D4F17","hex":"#1D4F17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.18,"contrastWhite":9.62,"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":"#8B2D95","hex":"#8B2D95","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#26AB17","hex":"#26AB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.92,"contrastWhite":3.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Forest Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/37952d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8B2D95","analogous":["#6B952D","#2D9556"],"triadic":["#2D3795","#952D37"],"tetradic":["#2D6B95","#8B2D95","#95562D"],"splitComplementary":["#562D95","#952D6B"],"monochromatic":["#5ECB52","#37952D","#1D4F17"]}

Variants

{"light":"#5ECB52","dark":"#1D4F17","saturated":"#26AB17","desaturated":"#488042","pastel":"#83C57C","neon":"#17EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":25.729360660537214},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":42.43819034784589},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":44.10215414239989},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":48.67237409455183},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":49.13247398615299}]

HEX meaning and use

About #37952D

#37952D is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #37952D is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 55, 149, and 45, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 114deg with 54% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.225, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.5:1AA Pass

White text3.82:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #37952D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.5:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.82:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#5ECB52#000000 text · best 10.14:1#5ECB52

#1D4F17#FFFFFF text · best 9.62:1#1D4F17

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

#8B2D95#FFFFFF text · best 7.22:1#8B2D95

#26AB17#000000 text · best 6.92:1#26AB17

Generated Palette

#37952D#37952D

#8B2D95#8B2D95

#6B952D#6B952D

#2D9556#2D9556

#5ECB52#5ECB52

#1D4F17#1D4F17

Color Harmonies

#8B2D95#8B2D95

#6B952D#6B952D

#2D9556#2D9556

#2D3795#2D3795

#952D37#952D37

Variants

#5ECB52#5ECB52

#1D4F17#1D4F17

#26AB17#26AB17

#488042#488042

#83C57C#83C57C

#17EB00#17EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Fern Green#4F7942

Sea Green#2E8B57

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

#37952D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #37952D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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