HEX atlas value

#389F6B

#389F6B is a cool green HEX color close to Medium Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 56, 159, 107, HSL 150, 48%, 42%, has luminance 0.267, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#389F6B Sample readable text

HEX #389F6B

RGB rgb(56, 159, 107)

HSL hsl(150 48% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(65, 0, 33, 38)

Luminance 0.267

Contrast Black 6.34:1White 3.31:1

CSS

--color-389f6b: #389F6B;
.background-389f6b { background-color: #389F6B; }
.text-389f6b { color: #389F6B; }

Luminance0.267

Black text6.34:1AA Pass

White text3.31:1AA 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":"#389F6B","rgb":[56,159,107],"hsl":[150,48,42],"cmyk":[65,0,33,38],"luminance":0.267,"contrast":{"black":6.34,"white":3.31}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#68CA99","hex":"#68CA99","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.5,"contrastWhite":2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#205B3D","hex":"#205B3D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.63,"contrastWhite":8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#20B66B","hex":"#20B66B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.96,"contrastWhite":2.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.88,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#389F9F","hex":"#389F9F","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.63,"contrastWhite":3.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Medium 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/389f6b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alexandrite.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9F386B","analogous":["#389F38","#389F9F"],"triadic":["#6B389F","#9F6B38"],"tetradic":["#38389F","#9F386B","#9F9F38"],"splitComplementary":["#9F389F","#9F3838"],"monochromatic":["#68CA99","#389F6B","#205B3D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#68CA99","dark":"#205B3D","saturated":"#20B66B","desaturated":"#4F876B","pastel":"#8FC7AB","neon":"#00FF80"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":21.2602916254693},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":30},{"slug":"viridian","name":"Viridian","hex":"#40826D","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":36.40054944640259}]

HEX meaning and use

About #389F6B

#389F6B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #389F6B is visually closest to Medium Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #3CB371.

The RGB channels are 56, 159, and 107, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg 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 0.267, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.26, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.34:1AA Pass

White text3.31:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #389F6B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.34:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#68CA99#000000 text · best 10.5:1#68CA99

#205B3D#FFFFFF text · best 8:1#205B3D

#20B66B#000000 text · best 7.96:1#20B66B

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

#389F9F#000000 text · best 6.63:1#389F9F

Generated Palette

#389F6B#389F6B

#9F386B#9F386B

#389F38#389F38

#389F9F#389F9F

#68CA99#68CA99

#205B3D#205B3D

Color Harmonies

#9F386B#9F386B

#389F38#389F38

#389F9F#389F9F

#6B389F#6B389F

#9F6B38#9F6B38

Variants

#68CA99#68CA99

#205B3D#205B3D

#20B66B#20B66B

#4F876B#4F876B

#8FC7AB#8FC7AB

#00FF80#00FF80

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Sea Green#2E8B57

Viridian#40826D

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

#389F6B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #389F6B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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