HEX atlas value

#398D0C

#398D0C is a cool green HEX color close to Scheele Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 57, 141, 12, HSL 99, 84%, 30%, has luminance 0.1995, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#398D0C Sample readable text

HEX #398D0C

RGB rgb(57, 141, 12)

HSL hsl(99 84% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(60, 0, 91, 45)

Luminance 0.1995

Contrast Black 4.99:1White 4.21:1

CSS

--color-398d0c: #398D0C;
.background-398d0c { background-color: #398D0C; }
.text-398d0c { color: #398D0C; }

Luminance0.1995

Black text4.99:1AA Pass

White text4.21:1AA 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":"#398D0C","rgb":[57,141,12],"hsl":[99,84,30],"cmyk":[60,0,91,45],"luminance":0.1995,"contrast":{"black":4.99,"white":4.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#173805","hex":"#173805","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5CE114","hex":"#5CE114","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.24,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#600C8D","hex":"#600C8D","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.93,"contrastWhite":10.86,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Scheele Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/398d0c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#600C8D","analogous":["#798D0C","#0C8D20"],"triadic":["#0C398D","#8D0C39"],"tetradic":["#0C798D","#600C8D","#8D200C"],"splitComplementary":["#200C8D","#8D0C79"],"monochromatic":["#5CE114","#398D0C","#173805"]}

Variants

{"light":"#5CE114","dark":"#173805","saturated":"#369900","desaturated":"#3E7C1D","pastel":"#74DB3D","neon":"#44C200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":31.89043743820395},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":32.29551052391029},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":47.10626285325551},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":50.97057974949863}]

HEX meaning and use

About #398D0C

#398D0C is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #398D0C is visually closest to Scheele Green, a named green color with HEX #478800.

The RGB channels are 57, 141, and 12, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 99deg with 84% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark 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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.1995, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.99:1AA Pass

White text4.21:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #398D0C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.99:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#173805#FFFFFF text · best 13.09:1#173805

#5CE114#000000 text · best 12.24:1#5CE114

#600C8D#FFFFFF text · best 10.86:1#600C8D

Kelly Green#000000 text · best 8.43:1#4CBB17

Terre Verte#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#385E0F

Generated Palette

#398D0C#398D0C

#600C8D#600C8D

#798D0C#798D0C

#0C8D20#0C8D20

#5CE114#5CE114

#173805#173805

Color Harmonies

#600C8D#600C8D

#798D0C#798D0C

#0C8D20#0C8D20

#0C398D#0C398D

#8D0C39#8D0C39

Variants

#5CE114#5CE114

#173805#173805

#369900#369900

#3E7C1D#3E7C1D

#74DB3D#74DB3D

#44C200#44C200

Nearest Named Colors

Scheele Green#478800

Forest Green#228B22

Avocado#568203

Terre Verte#385E0F

Kelly Green#4CBB17

#398D0C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #398D0C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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