HEX atlas value

#3A4418

#3A4418 is a cool green HEX color close to Espresso. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 58, 68, 24, HSL 74, 48%, 18%, has luminance 0.051, and belongs to the dark, earth tone, and jewel tone groups.

#3A4418 Sample readable text
HEX #3A4418
RGB rgb(58, 68, 24)
HSL hsl(74 48% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 65, 73)
Luminance 0.051
Contrast Black 2.02:1White 10.4:1

CSS

--color-3a4418: #3A4418;
.background-3a4418 { background-color: #3A4418; }
.text-3a4418 { color: #3A4418; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.051
Black text2.02:1AA Fail
White text10.4:1AA Pass
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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#3A4418","rgb":[58,68,24],"hsl":[74,48,18],"cmyk":[15,0,65,73],"luminance":0.051,"contrast":{"black":2.02,"white":10.4}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.02,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":10.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#221844","hex":"#221844","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.28,"contrastWhite":16.38,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Peat","hex":"#3B2F2F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.63,"contrastWhite":12.85,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#343A22","hex":"#343A22","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.77,"contrastWhite":11.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#443818","hex":"#443818","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.82,"contrastWhite":11.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","jewel tone","dark green","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Espresso adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/3a4418.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-bark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#221844","analogous":["#443818","#244418"],"triadic":["#183A44","#44183A"],"tetradic":["#184438","#221844","#441824"],"splitComplementary":["#182444","#381844"],"monochromatic":["#738830","#3A4418","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#738830","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#3F4E0E","desaturated":"#343A22","pastel":"#819249","neon":"#668500"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":27.586228448267445},{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":30.59411708155671},{"slug":"peat","name":"Peat","hex":"#3B2F2F","distance":31.160872901765767}]

HEX meaning and use

About #3A4418

#3A4418 is classified as a cool green value with dark, earth tone, and jewel tone visual character. #3A4418 is visually closest to Espresso, a named orange color with HEX #4B3621.

The RGB channels are 58, 68, and 24, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 74deg with 48% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.051, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.02:1AA Fail
White text10.4:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3A4418 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.02:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF10.4:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
#221844#FFFFFF text · best 16.38:1#221844
Peat#FFFFFF text · best 12.85:1#3B2F2F
#343A22#FFFFFF text · best 11.84:1#343A22
#443818#FFFFFF text · best 11.51:1#443818

Generated Palette

#3A4418#3A4418
#221844#221844
#443818#443818
#244418#244418
#738830#738830
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#221844#221844
#443818#443818
#244418#244418
#183A44#183A44
#44183A#44183A

Variants

#738830#738830
Black#000000
#3F4E0E#3F4E0E
#343A22#343A22
#819249#819249
#668500#668500

Nearest Named Colors