HEX atlas value

#3A9518

#3A9518 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 58, 149, 24, HSL 104, 72%, 34%, has luminance 0.2246, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#3A9518 Sample readable text

HEX #3A9518

RGB rgb(58, 149, 24)

HSL hsl(104 72% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(61, 0, 84, 42)

Luminance 0.2246

Contrast Black 5.49:1White 3.82:1

CSS

--color-3a9518: #3A9518;
.background-3a9518 { background-color: #3A9518; }
.text-3a9518 { color: #3A9518; }

Luminance0.2246

Black text5.49:1AA Pass

White text3.82:1AA 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":"#3A9518","rgb":[58,149,24],"hsl":[104,72,34],"cmyk":[61,0,84,42],"luminance":0.2246,"contrast":{"black":5.49,"white":3.82}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.82,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5BDD2C","hex":"#5BDD2C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.82,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1B460B","hex":"#1B460B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.93,"contrastWhite":10.89,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#741895","hex":"#741895","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.1,"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":"#31A805","hex":"#31A805","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.73,"contrastWhite":3.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Forest Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/3a9518.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#741895","analogous":["#789518","#189535"],"triadic":["#183A95","#95183A"],"tetradic":["#187895","#741895","#953518"],"splitComplementary":["#351895","#951878"],"monochromatic":["#5BDD2C","#3A9518","#1B460B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#5BDD2C","dark":"#1B460B","saturated":"#31A805","desaturated":"#42822B","pastel":"#7BD25B","neon":"#39D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":27.85677655436824},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":30.23243291566195},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":39.824615503479755},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":42.05948168962618},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":50.70502933634887}]

HEX meaning and use

About #3A9518

#3A9518 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #3A9518 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 58, 149, and 24, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 104deg with 72% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.2246, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.86, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.49:1AA Pass

White text3.82:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3A9518 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.49:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.82:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#5BDD2C#000000 text · best 11.82:1#5BDD2C

#1B460B#FFFFFF text · best 10.89:1#1B460B

#741895#FFFFFF text · best 9.1:1#741895

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

#31A805#000000 text · best 6.73:1#31A805

Generated Palette

#3A9518#3A9518

#741895#741895

#789518#789518

#189535#189535

#5BDD2C#5BDD2C

#1B460B#1B460B

Color Harmonies

#741895#741895

#789518#789518

#189535#189535

#183A95#183A95

#95183A#95183A

Variants

#5BDD2C#5BDD2C

#1B460B#1B460B

#31A805#31A805

#42822B#42822B

#7BD25B#7BD25B

#39D600#39D600

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Scheele Green#478800

Avocado#568203

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Olive Drab#6B8E23

#3A9518

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #3A9518

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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