HEX atlas value

#388A5D

#388A5D is a cool green HEX color close to Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 56, 138, 93, HSL 147, 42%, 38%, has luminance 0.1981, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#388A5D Sample readable text

HEX #388A5D

RGB rgb(56, 138, 93)

HSL hsl(147 42% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(59, 0, 33, 46)

Luminance 0.1981

Contrast Black 4.96:1White 4.23:1

CSS

--color-388a5d: #388A5D;
.background-388a5d { background-color: #388A5D; }
.text-388a5d { color: #388A5D; }

Luminance0.1981

Black text4.96:1AA Pass

White text4.23:1AA 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":"#388A5D","rgb":[56,138,93],"hsl":[147,42,38],"cmyk":[59,0,33,46],"luminance":0.1981,"contrast":{"black":4.96,"white":4.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.96,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1E4831","hex":"#1E4831","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.03,"contrastWhite":10.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#60BE8A","hex":"#60BE8A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.23,"contrastWhite":2.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8A3865","hex":"#8A3865","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.83,"contrastWhite":7.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#239F5B","hex":"#239F5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.18,"contrastWhite":3.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#4E745F","hex":"#4E745F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.99,"contrastWhite":5.27,"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/388a5d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/viridian.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8A3865","analogous":["#3C8A38","#388A86"],"triadic":["#5D388A","#8A5D38"],"tetradic":["#383C8A","#8A3865","#8A8638"],"splitComplementary":["#86388A","#8A383C"],"monochromatic":["#60BE8A","#388A5D","#1E4831"]}

Variants

{"light":"#60BE8A","dark":"#1E4831","saturated":"#239F5B","desaturated":"#4E745F","pastel":"#87BA9E","neon":"#00EB6A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"viridian","name":"Viridian","hex":"#40826D","distance":19.595917942265423},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":22.80350850198276},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":23.558437978779494},{"slug":"hookers-green","name":"Hookers Green","hex":"#49796B","distance":27.820855486487112}]

HEX meaning and use

About #388A5D

#388A5D is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #388A5D is visually closest to Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #2E8B57.

The RGB channels are 56, 138, and 93, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 147deg 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 0.1981, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.96:1AA Pass

White text4.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #388A5D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.96:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#1E4831#FFFFFF text · best 10.37:1#1E4831

#60BE8A#000000 text · best 9.23:1#60BE8A

#8A3865#FFFFFF text · best 7.41:1#8A3865

#239F5B#000000 text · best 6.18:1#239F5B

#4E745F#FFFFFF text · best 5.27:1#4E745F

Generated Palette

#388A5D#388A5D

#8A3865#8A3865

#3C8A38#3C8A38

#388A86#388A86

#60BE8A#60BE8A

#1E4831#1E4831

Color Harmonies

#8A3865#8A3865

#3C8A38#3C8A38

#388A86#388A86

#5D388A#5D388A

#8A5D38#8A5D38

Variants

#60BE8A#60BE8A

#1E4831#1E4831

#239F5B#239F5B

#4E745F#4E745F

#87BA9E#87BA9E

#00EB6A#00EB6A

Nearest Named Colors

Sea Green#2E8B57

Viridian#40826D

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Hookers Green#49796B

#388A5D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #388A5D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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