HEX atlas value

#389F3B

#389F3B is a cool green HEX color close to Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 56, 159, 59, HSL 122, 48%, 42%, has luminance 0.2595, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#389F3B Sample readable text

HEX #389F3B

RGB rgb(56, 159, 59)

HSL hsl(122 48% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(65, 0, 63, 38)

Luminance 0.2595

Contrast Black 6.19:1White 3.39:1

CSS

--color-389f3b: #389F3B;
.background-389f3b { background-color: #389F3B; }
.text-389f3b { color: #389F3B; }

Luminance0.2595

Black text6.19:1AA Pass

White text3.39:1AA 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":"#389F3B","rgb":[56,159,59],"hsl":[122,48,42],"cmyk":[65,0,63,38],"luminance":0.2595,"contrast":{"black":6.19,"white":3.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#68CA6B","hex":"#68CA6B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.25,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#205B22","hex":"#205B22","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#20B625","hex":"#20B625","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.78,"contrastWhite":2.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#689F38","hex":"#689F38","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.6,"contrastWhite":3.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Sea 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/389f3b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9F389B","analogous":["#689F38","#389F6F"],"triadic":["#3B389F","#9F3B38"],"tetradic":["#38689F","#9F389B","#9F6F38"],"splitComplementary":["#6F389F","#9F3868"],"monochromatic":["#68CA6B","#389F3B","#205B22"]}

Variants

{"light":"#68CA6B","dark":"#205B22","saturated":"#20B625","desaturated":"#4F8751","pastel":"#8FC791","neon":"#00FF09"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":35.832945734337834},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":38.84584919911006},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":41.340053217188775},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":44.96665431183423},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":47.25462940284264}]

HEX meaning and use

About #389F3B

#389F3B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #389F3B is visually closest to Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #2E8B57.

The RGB channels are 56, 159, and 59, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 122deg with 48% saturation and 42% 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 0.2595, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 35.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.19:1AA Pass

White text3.39:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #389F3B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.19:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#68CA6B#000000 text · best 10.25:1#68CA6B

Lime Green#000000 text · best 9.91:1#32CD32

#205B22#FFFFFF text · best 8.14:1#205B22

#20B625#000000 text · best 7.78:1#20B625

#689F38#000000 text · best 6.6:1#689F38

Generated Palette

#389F3B#389F3B

#9F389B#9F389B

#689F38#689F38

#389F6F#389F6F

#68CA6B#68CA6B

#205B22#205B22

Color Harmonies

#9F389B#9F389B

#689F38#689F38

#389F6F#389F6F

#3B389F#3B389F

#9F3B38#9F3B38

Variants

#68CA6B#68CA6B

#205B22#205B22

#20B625#20B625

#4F8751#4F8751

#8FC791#8FC791

#00FF09#00FF09

Nearest Named Colors

Sea Green#2E8B57

Forest Green#228B22

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Fern Green#4F7942

Lime Green#32CD32

#389F3B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #389F3B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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