HEX atlas value

#389F55

#389F55 is a cool green HEX color close to Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 56, 159, 85, HSL 137, 48%, 42%, has luminance 0.2629, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#389F55 Sample readable text

HEX #389F55

RGB rgb(56, 159, 85)

HSL hsl(137 48% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(65, 0, 47, 38)

Luminance 0.2629

Contrast Black 6.26:1White 3.36:1

CSS

--color-389f55: #389F55;
.background-389f55 { background-color: #389F55; }
.text-389f55 { color: #389F55; }

Luminance0.2629

Black text6.26:1AA Pass

White text3.36:1AA 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":"#389F55","rgb":[56,159,85],"hsl":[137,48,42],"cmyk":[65,0,47,38],"luminance":0.2629,"contrast":{"black":6.26,"white":3.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#68CA84","hex":"#68CA84","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.37,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#205B30","hex":"#205B30","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.6,"contrastWhite":8.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.88,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#20B64B","hex":"#20B64B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.85,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#389F88","hex":"#389F88","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.48,"contrastWhite":3.24,"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/389f55.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/medium-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9F3881","analogous":["#4E9F38","#389F88"],"triadic":["#55389F","#9F5538"],"tetradic":["#384E9F","#9F3881","#9F8838"],"splitComplementary":["#88389F","#9F384E"],"monochromatic":["#68CA84","#389F55","#205B30"]}

Variants

{"light":"#68CA84","dark":"#205B30","saturated":"#20B64B","desaturated":"#4F875F","pastel":"#8FC79F","neon":"#00FF48"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":22.44994432064365},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":30.479501308256342},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":34.64101615137755},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":37.22902093797257},{"slug":"viridian","name":"Viridian","hex":"#40826D","distance":38.48376280978771}]

HEX meaning and use

About #389F55

#389F55 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #389F55 is visually closest to Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #2E8B57.

The RGB channels are 56, 159, and 85, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 137deg 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 0.2629, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.26:1AA Pass

White text3.36:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #389F55 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.26:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#68CA84#000000 text · best 10.37:1#68CA84

#205B30#FFFFFF text · best 8.08:1#205B30

Medium Sea Green#000000 text · best 7.88:1#3CB371

#20B64B#000000 text · best 7.85:1#20B64B

#389F88#000000 text · best 6.48:1#389F88

Generated Palette

#389F55#389F55

#9F3881#9F3881

#4E9F38#4E9F38

#389F88#389F88

#68CA84#68CA84

#205B30#205B30

Color Harmonies

#9F3881#9F3881

#4E9F38#4E9F38

#389F88#389F88

#55389F#55389F

#9F5538#9F5538

Variants

#68CA84#68CA84

#205B30#205B30

#20B64B#20B64B

#4F875F#4F875F

#8FC79F#8FC79F

#00FF48#00FF48

Nearest Named Colors

Sea Green#2E8B57

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Viridian#40826D

#389F55

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #389F55

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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