HEX atlas value

#3BC472

#3BC472 is a cool green HEX color close to Medium Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 59, 196, 114, HSL 144, 54%, 50%, has luminance 0.4162, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#3BC472 Sample readable text

HEX #3BC472

RGB rgb(59, 196, 114)

HSL hsl(144 54% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(70, 0, 42, 23)

Luminance 0.4162

Contrast Black 9.32:1White 2.25:1

CSS

--color-3bc472: #3BC472;
.background-3bc472 { background-color: #3BC472; }
.text-3bc472 { color: #3BC472; }

Luminance0.4162

Black text9.32:1AA Pass

White text2.25:1AA 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":"#3BC472","rgb":[59,196,114],"hsl":[144,54,50],"cmyk":[70,0,42,23],"luminance":0.4162,"contrast":{"black":9.32,"white":2.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#81D9A5","hex":"#81D9A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.4,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1FE06C","hex":"#1FE06C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.94,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#3BC4B7","hex":"#3BC4B7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.77,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#48C43B","hex":"#48C43B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.23,"contrastWhite":2.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Medium Sea Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/3bc472.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C43B8D","analogous":["#48C43B","#3BC4B7"],"triadic":["#723BC4","#C4723B"],"tetradic":["#3B48C4","#C43B8D","#C4B73B"],"splitComplementary":["#B73BC4","#C43B48"],"monochromatic":["#81D9A5","#3BC472","#267E49"]}

Variants

{"light":"#81D9A5","dark":"#267E49","saturated":"#1FE06C","desaturated":"#57A877","pastel":"#A6D8BA","neon":"#29FF7E"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":17.05872210923198},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":22.20360331117452},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":22.20360331117452},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":57.0701322935211},{"slug":"verdigris","name":"Verdigris","hex":"#43B3AE","distance":62.8728876384726}]

HEX meaning and use

About #3BC472

#3BC472 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #3BC472 is visually closest to Medium Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #3CB371.

The RGB channels are 59, 196, and 114, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 144deg with 54% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4162, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.32:1AA Pass

White text2.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3BC472 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#81D9A5#000000 text · best 12.4:1#81D9A5

#1FE06C#000000 text · best 11.94:1#1FE06C

Paris Green#000000 text · best 9.87:1#50C878

#3BC4B7#000000 text · best 9.77:1#3BC4B7

#48C43B#000000 text · best 9.23:1#48C43B

Generated Palette

#3BC472#3BC472

#C43B8D#C43B8D

#48C43B#48C43B

#3BC4B7#3BC4B7

#81D9A5#81D9A5

#267E49#267E49

Color Harmonies

#C43B8D#C43B8D

#48C43B#48C43B

#3BC4B7#3BC4B7

#723BC4#723BC4

#C4723B#C4723B

Variants

#81D9A5#81D9A5

#267E49#267E49

#1FE06C#1FE06C

#57A877#57A877

#A6D8BA#A6D8BA

#29FF7E#29FF7E

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Verdigris#43B3AE

#3BC472

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #3BC472

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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