HEX atlas value

#3D8B74

#3D8B74 is a cool green HEX color nearest Alexandrite. RGB 61, 139, 116, HSL 162° 39% 39%, luminance 0.2072; view contrast and conversions.

green cool earth-tone

#3D8B74 Sample readable text

HEX #3D8B74

RGB rgb(61, 139, 116)

HSL hsl(162 39% 39%)

CMYK cmyk(56, 0, 17, 45)

Luminance 0.2072

Contrast Black 5.14:1White 4.08:1

CSS

--color-3d8b74: #3D8B74;
.background-3d8b74 { background-color: #3D8B74; }
.text-3d8b74 { color: #3D8B74; }

HEX meaning and use

About #3D8B74

#3D8B74 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #3D8B74 is visually closest to Alexandrite, a named green color with HEX #3D8B74.

The RGB channels are 61, 139, and 116, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 162deg with 39% saturation and 39% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.2072, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.14:1AA Pass

White text4.08:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3D8B74 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.14:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#214A3E#214A3E · #FFFFFF text · best 9.93:1 #67BCA2#67BCA2 · #000000 text · best 9.29:1 #8A3D54#8A3D54 · #FFFFFF text · best 7.3:1 #27A07C#27A07C · #000000 text · best 6.41:1 #53746A#53746A · #FFFFFF text · best 5.15:1

Generated Palette

Alexandrite#3D8B74

#8A3D54#8A3D54

#3D8A4C#3D8A4C

#3D7B8A#3D7B8A

#67BCA2#67BCA2

#214A3E#214A3E

Color Harmonies

#8A3D54#8A3D54

#3D8A4C#3D8A4C

#3D7B8A#3D7B8A

#733D8A#733D8A

#8A733D#8A733D

Variants

#67BCA2#67BCA2

#214A3E#214A3E

#27A07C#27A07C

#53746A#53746A

#8DB9AC#8DB9AC

#00F0A8#00F0A8

Nearest Named Colors

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Viridian#40826D

Hookers Green#49796B

Sea Green#2E8B57

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Luminance0.2072

Black text5.14:1AA Pass

White text4.08:1AA 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":"#3D8B74","rgb":[61,139,116],"hsl":[162,39,39],"cmyk":[56,0,17,45],"luminance":0.2072,"contrast":{"black":5.14,"white":4.08}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#214A3E","hex":"#214A3E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.11,"contrastWhite":9.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#67BCA2","hex":"#67BCA2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.29,"contrastWhite":2.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8A3D54","hex":"#8A3D54","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.88,"contrastWhite":7.3,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#27A07C","hex":"#27A07C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.41,"contrastWhite":3.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#53746A","hex":"#53746A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":4.07,"contrastWhite":5.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Alexandrite adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/3d8b74.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alexandrite.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/viridian.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hookers-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8A3D54","analogous":["#3D8A4C","#3D7B8A"],"triadic":["#733D8A","#8A733D"],"tetradic":["#4C3D8A","#8A3D54","#7B8A3D"],"splitComplementary":["#8A3D7B","#8A4C3D"],"monochromatic":["#67BCA2","#3D8B74","#214A3E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#67BCA2","dark":"#214A3E","saturated":"#27A07C","desaturated":"#53746A","pastel":"#8DB9AC","neon":"#00F0A8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":0},{"slug":"viridian","name":"Viridian","hex":"#40826D","distance":11.789826122551595},{"slug":"hookers-green","name":"Hookers Green","hex":"#49796B","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":32.64965543462902},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":33.63034344160047}]

#3D8B74

CSS

About #3D8B74

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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