HEX atlas value

#38531D

#38531D is a cool green HEX color close to Terre Verte. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 56, 83, 29, HSL 90, 48%, 22%, has luminance 0.0712, and belongs to the dark, earth tone, and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone jewel-tone

#38531D Sample readable text

HEX #38531D

RGB rgb(56, 83, 29)

HSL hsl(90 48% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 65, 67)

Luminance 0.0712

Contrast Black 2.42:1White 8.66:1

CSS

--color-38531d: #38531D;
.background-38531d { background-color: #38531D; }
.text-38531d { color: #38531D; }

Luminance0.0712

Black text2.42:1AA Fail

White text8.66:1AA 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":"#38531D","rgb":[56,83,29],"hsl":[90,48,22],"cmyk":[33,0,65,67],"luminance":0.0712,"contrast":{"black":2.42,"white":8.66}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0A0F05","hex":"#0A0F05","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.08,"contrastWhite":19.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#381D53","hex":"#381D53","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.47,"contrastWhite":14.31,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.36,"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"]},{"name":"#38472A","hex":"#38472A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":9.99,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","jewel tone","dark green","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Terre Verte adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/38531d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#381D53","analogous":["#53531D","#1D531D"],"triadic":["#1D3853","#531D38"],"tetradic":["#1D5353","#381D53","#531D1D"],"splitComplementary":["#1D1D53","#531D53"],"monochromatic":["#669735","#38531D","#0A0F05"]}

Variants

{"light":"#669735","dark":"#0A0F05","saturated":"#385F11","desaturated":"#38472A","pastel":"#789F50","neon":"#4D9900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":17.804493814764857},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":21.447610589527216},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":32.09361307176243},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":34.899856733230294},{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":35.014282800023196}]

HEX meaning and use

About #38531D

#38531D is classified as a cool green value with dark, earth tone, and jewel tone visual character. #38531D is visually closest to Terre Verte, a named green color with HEX #385E0F.

The RGB channels are 56, 83, and 29, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 90deg with 48% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0712, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.42:1AA Fail

White text8.66:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #38531D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.42:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.66:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#0A0F05#FFFFFF text · best 19.37:1#0A0F05

#381D53#FFFFFF text · best 14.31:1#381D53

Espresso#FFFFFF text · best 11.36:1#4B3621

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

#38472A#FFFFFF text · best 9.99:1#38472A

Generated Palette

#38531D#38531D

#381D53#381D53

#53531D#53531D

#1D531D#1D531D

#669735#669735

#0A0F05#0A0F05

Color Harmonies

#381D53#381D53

#53531D#53531D

#1D531D#1D531D

#1D3853#1D3853

#531D38#531D38

Variants

#669735#669735

#0A0F05#0A0F05

#385F11#385F11

#38472A#38472A

#789F50#789F50

#4D9900#4D9900

Nearest Named Colors

Terre Verte#385E0F

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Hunter Green#355E3B

Espresso#4B3621

Taupe#483C32

#38531D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #38531D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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