HEX atlas value

#384E36

#384E36 is a cool green HEX color close to Pine Needle. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 56, 78, 54, HSL 115, 18%, 26%, has luminance 0.0656, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#384E36 Sample readable text

HEX #384E36

RGB rgb(56, 78, 54)

HSL hsl(115 18% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(28, 0, 31, 69)

Luminance 0.0656

Contrast Black 2.31:1White 9.08:1

CSS

--color-384e36: #384E36;
.background-384e36 { background-color: #384E36; }
.text-384e36 { color: #384E36; }

Luminance0.0656

Black text2.31:1AA Fail

White text9.08:1AA Pass

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":"#384E36","rgb":[56,78,54],"hsl":[115,18,26],"cmyk":[28,0,31,69],"luminance":0.0656,"contrast":{"black":2.31,"white":9.08}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#111811","hex":"#111811","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.16,"contrastWhite":18.07,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Onyx","hex":"#353839","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.78,"contrastWhite":11.82,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Graphite","hex":"#383838","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4C364E","hex":"#4C364E","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.94,"contrastWhite":10.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Pine Needle adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/384e36.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-needle.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/graphite.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4C364E","analogous":["#444E36","#364E40"],"triadic":["#36384E","#4E3638"],"tetradic":["#36444E","#4C364E","#4E4036"],"splitComplementary":["#40364E","#4E3644"],"monochromatic":["#5F845C","#384E36","#111811"]}

Variants

{"light":"#5F845C","dark":"#111811","saturated":"#2C5D28","desaturated":"#424242","pastel":"#7F867E","neon":"#0EAD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pine-needle","name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":17.029386365926403},{"slug":"graphite","name":"Graphite","hex":"#383838","distance":22.090722034374522},{"slug":"onyx","name":"Onyx","hex":"#353839","distance":22.40535650240808},{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":24.413111231467404}]

HEX meaning and use

About #384E36

#384E36 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #384E36 is visually closest to Pine Needle, a named green color with HEX #334D41.

The RGB channels are 56, 78, and 54, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 115deg with 18% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.0656, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.31:1AA Fail

White text9.08:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #384E36 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.31:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF9.08:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#111811#FFFFFF text · best 18.07:1#111811

Onyx#FFFFFF text · best 11.82:1#353839

Graphite#FFFFFF text · best 11.73:1#383838

#4C364E#FFFFFF text · best 10.8:1#4C364E

Taupe#FFFFFF text · best 10.67:1#483C32

Generated Palette

#384E36#384E36

#4C364E#4C364E

#444E36#444E36

#364E40#364E40

#5F845C#5F845C

#111811#111811

Color Harmonies

#4C364E#4C364E

#444E36#444E36

#364E40#364E40

#36384E#36384E

#4E3638#4E3638

Variants

#5F845C#5F845C

#111811#111811

#2C5D28#2C5D28

#424242#424242

#7F867E#7F867E

#0EAD00#0EAD00

Nearest Named Colors

Pine Needle#334D41

Hunter Green#355E3B

Graphite#383838

Onyx#353839

Taupe#483C32

#384E36

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #384E36

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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