HEX atlas value

#388A55

#388A55 is a cool green HEX color close to Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 56, 138, 85, HSL 141, 42%, 38%, has luminance 0.1967, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#388A55 Sample readable text

HEX #388A55

RGB rgb(56, 138, 85)

HSL hsl(141 42% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(59, 0, 38, 46)

Luminance 0.1967

Contrast Black 4.93:1White 4.26:1

CSS

--color-388a55: #388A55;
.background-388a55 { background-color: #388A55; }
.text-388a55 { color: #388A55; }

Luminance0.1967

Black text4.93:1AA Pass

White text4.26:1AA 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":"#388A55","rgb":[56,138,85],"hsl":[141,42,38],"cmyk":[59,0,38,46],"luminance":0.1967,"contrast":{"black":4.93,"white":4.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1E482D","hex":"#1E482D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.02,"contrastWhite":10.4,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#60BE81","hex":"#60BE81","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.18,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8A386D","hex":"#8A386D","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.87,"contrastWhite":7.32,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#239F4E","hex":"#239F4E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.14,"contrastWhite":3.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#4E745B","hex":"#4E745B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.97,"contrastWhite":5.28,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Sea Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/388a55.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/viridian.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8A386D","analogous":["#448A38","#388A7D"],"triadic":["#55388A","#8A5538"],"tetradic":["#38448A","#8A386D","#8A7D38"],"splitComplementary":["#7D388A","#8A3844"],"monochromatic":["#60BE81","#388A55","#1E482D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#60BE81","dark":"#1E482D","saturated":"#239F4E","desaturated":"#4E745B","pastel":"#87BA99","neon":"#00EB52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":10.246950765959598},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":22.090722034374522},{"slug":"viridian","name":"Viridian","hex":"#40826D","distance":26.5329983228432},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":31.416556144810016},{"slug":"hookers-green","name":"Hookers Green","hex":"#49796B","distance":32.58834147360065}]

HEX meaning and use

About #388A55

#388A55 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #388A55 is visually closest to Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #2E8B57.

The RGB channels are 56, 138, and 85, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 141deg with 42% 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 0.1967, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.93:1AA Pass

White text4.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #388A55 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.93:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#1E482D#FFFFFF text · best 10.4:1#1E482D

#60BE81#000000 text · best 9.18:1#60BE81

#8A386D#FFFFFF text · best 7.32:1#8A386D

#239F4E#000000 text · best 6.14:1#239F4E

#4E745B#FFFFFF text · best 5.28:1#4E745B

Generated Palette

#388A55#388A55

#8A386D#8A386D

#448A38#448A38

#388A7D#388A7D

#60BE81#60BE81

#1E482D#1E482D

Color Harmonies

#8A386D#8A386D

#448A38#448A38

#388A7D#388A7D

#55388A#55388A

#8A5538#8A5538

Variants

#60BE81#60BE81

#1E482D#1E482D

#239F4E#239F4E

#4E745B#4E745B

#87BA99#87BA99

#00EB52#00EB52

Nearest Named Colors

Sea Green#2E8B57

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Viridian#40826D

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Hookers Green#49796B

#388A55

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #388A55

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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