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HEX atlas value

#3B4927

#3B4927 is a cool green HEX color nearest Taupe. RGB 59, 73, 39, HSL 85° 30% 22%, luminance 0.0584; view contrast and conversions.

greencooldarkearth-tone
#3B4927 Sample readable text
HEX #3B4927
RGB rgb(59, 73, 39)
HSL hsl(85 30% 22%)
CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 47, 71)
Luminance 0.0584
Contrast Black 2.17:1White 9.69:1

CSS

--color-3b4927: #3B4927;
.background-3b4927 { background-color: #3B4927; }
.text-3b4927 { color: #3B4927; }

HEX meaning and use

About #3B4927

#3B4927 is classified as a cool green value with dark and earth tone visual character. #3B4927 is visually closest to Taupe, a named orange color with HEX #483C32.

The RGB channels are 59, 73, and 39, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 30% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0584, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.17:1AA Fail
White text9.69:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3B4927 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.17:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF9.69:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#0B0D07#0B0D07 · #FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#352749#352749 · #FFFFFF text · best 13.65:1Onyx#353839 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.82:1Graphite#383838 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.73:1Pine Bark#4A3728 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1

Generated Palette

#3B4927#3B4927
#352749#352749
#494627#494627
#2A4927#2A4927
#6B8547#6B8547
#0B0D07#0B0D07

Color Harmonies

#352749#352749
#494627#494627
#2A4927#2A4927
#273B49#273B49
#49273B#49273B

Variants

#6B8547#6B8547
#0B0D07#0B0D07
#3D551B#3D551B
#393D34#393D34
#7B8A66#7B8A66
#599900#599900

Nearest Named Colors

Taupe#483C32
Pine Bark#4A3728
Graphite#383838
Moss Deep#4A5D23
Onyx#353839

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
Luminance0.0584
Black text2.17:1AA Fail
White text9.69:1AA 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":"#3B4927","rgb":[59,73,39],"hsl":[85,30,22],"cmyk":[19,0,47,71],"luminance":0.0584,"contrast":{"black":2.17,"white":9.69}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#0B0D07","hex":"#0B0D07","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#352749","hex":"#352749","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.54,"contrastWhite":13.65,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Onyx","hex":"#353839","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.78,"contrastWhite":11.82,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Graphite","hex":"#383838","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","dark green","earth tone green","Taupe adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/3b4927.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/taupe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-bark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/graphite.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#352749","analogous":["#494627","#2A4927"],"triadic":["#273B49","#49273B"],"tetradic":["#274946","#352749","#49272A"],"splitComplementary":["#272A49","#462749"],"monochromatic":["#6B8547","#3B4927","#0B0D07"]}
Variants
{"light":"#6B8547","dark":"#0B0D07","saturated":"#3D551B","desaturated":"#393D34","pastel":"#7B8A66","neon":"#599900"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":21.42428528562855},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":23.45207879911715},{"slug":"graphite","name":"Graphite","hex":"#383838","distance":24.228082879171435},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"onyx","name":"Onyx","hex":"#353839","distance":25.475478405713993}]
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