HEX atlas value

#3AEE8E

#3AEE8E is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 58, 238, 142, HSL 148, 84%, 58%, has luminance 0.64, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#3AEE8E Sample readable text

HEX #3AEE8E

RGB rgb(58, 238, 142)

HSL hsl(148 84% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(76, 0, 40, 7)

Luminance 0.64

Contrast Black 13.8:1White 1.52:1

CSS

--color-3aee8e: #3AEE8E;
.background-3aee8e { background-color: #3AEE8E; }
.text-3aee8e { color: #3AEE8E; }

Luminance0.64

Black text13.8:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA 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":"#3AEE8E","rgb":[58,238,142],"hsl":[148,84,58],"cmyk":[76,0,40,7],"luminance":0.64,"contrast":{"black":13.8,"white":1.52}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.8,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#8EF5BE","hex":"#8EF5BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.95,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#29FF8D","hex":"#29FF8D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.78,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Spring Green","hex":"#00FF7F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.61,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Medium Spring Green","hex":"#00FA9A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#3AEEE8","hex":"#3AEEE8","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Emerald adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/3aee8e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-spring-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EE3A9A","analogous":["#40EE3A","#3AEEE8"],"triadic":["#8E3AEE","#EE8E3A"],"tetradic":["#3A40EE","#EE3A9A","#EEE83A"],"splitComplementary":["#E83AEE","#EE3A40"],"monochromatic":["#8EF5BE","#3AEE8E","#10BC60"]}

Variants

{"light":"#8EF5BE","dark":"#10BC60","saturated":"#29FF8D","desaturated":"#51D68F","pastel":"#B6F2D2","neon":"#52FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":49.1121166312347},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":49.1121166312347},{"slug":"medium-spring-green","name":"Medium Spring Green","hex":"#00FA9A","distance":60.43177971895251},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":61.71709649683789},{"slug":"spring-green","name":"Spring Green","hex":"#00FF7F","distance":62.27358990776106}]

HEX meaning and use

About #3AEE8E

#3AEE8E is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #3AEE8E is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 58, 238, and 142, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 148deg with 84% saturation and 58% 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.64, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 49.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.8:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3AEE8E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.8:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#8EF5BE#000000 text · best 15.95:1#8EF5BE

#29FF8D#000000 text · best 15.78:1#29FF8D

Spring Green#000000 text · best 15.61:1#00FF7F

Medium Spring Green#000000 text · best 15.14:1#00FA9A

#3AEEE8#000000 text · best 14.57:1#3AEEE8

Generated Palette

#3AEE8E#3AEE8E

#EE3A9A#EE3A9A

#40EE3A#40EE3A

#3AEEE8#3AEEE8

#8EF5BE#8EF5BE

#10BC60#10BC60

Color Harmonies

#EE3A9A#EE3A9A

#40EE3A#40EE3A

#3AEEE8#3AEEE8

#8E3AEE#8E3AEE

#EE8E3A#EE8E3A

Variants

#8EF5BE#8EF5BE

#10BC60#10BC60

#29FF8D#29FF8D

#51D68F#51D68F

#B6F2D2#B6F2D2

#52FFA3#52FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Medium Spring Green#00FA9A

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Spring Green#00FF7F

#3AEE8E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #3AEE8E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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