HEX atlas value

#3DAE61

#3DAE61 is a cool green HEX color close to Medium Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 61, 174, 97, HSL 139, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.3213, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#3DAE61 Sample readable text

HEX #3DAE61

RGB rgb(61, 174, 97)

HSL hsl(139 48% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(65, 0, 44, 32)

Luminance 0.3213

Contrast Black 7.43:1White 2.83:1

CSS

--color-3dae61: #3DAE61;
.background-3dae61 { background-color: #3DAE61; }
.text-3dae61 { color: #3DAE61; }

Luminance0.3213

Black text7.43:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA 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":"#3DAE61","rgb":[61,174,97],"hsl":[139,48,46],"cmyk":[65,0,44,32],"luminance":0.3213,"contrast":{"black":7.43,"white":2.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#77CF93","hex":"#77CF93","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.13,"contrastWhite":1.89,"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":"#23C757","hex":"#23C757","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.88,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#3DAE99","hex":"#3DAE99","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.71,"contrastWhite":2.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/3dae61.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AE3D8A","analogous":["#52AE3D","#3DAE99"],"triadic":["#613DAE","#AE613D"],"tetradic":["#3D52AE","#AE3D8A","#AE993D"],"splitComplementary":["#993DAE","#AE3D52"],"monochromatic":["#77CF93","#3DAE61","#256A3B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#77CF93","dark":"#256A3B","saturated":"#23C757","desaturated":"#57946A","pastel":"#9DCDAC","neon":"#14FF5F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":16.792855623746664},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":39.370039370059054},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":39.57271787481876},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":39.57271787481876},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":39.824615503479755}]

HEX meaning and use

About #3DAE61

#3DAE61 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #3DAE61 is visually closest to Medium Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #3CB371.

The RGB channels are 61, 174, and 97, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 139deg with 48% saturation and 46% 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 0.3213, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.43:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3DAE61 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#77CF93#000000 text · best 11.13:1#77CF93

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

#23C757#000000 text · best 9.38:1#23C757

Medium Sea Green#000000 text · best 7.88:1#3CB371

#3DAE99#000000 text · best 7.71:1#3DAE99

Generated Palette

#3DAE61#3DAE61

#AE3D8A#AE3D8A

#52AE3D#52AE3D

#3DAE99#3DAE99

#77CF93#77CF93

#256A3B#256A3B

Color Harmonies

#AE3D8A#AE3D8A

#52AE3D#52AE3D

#3DAE99#3DAE99

#613DAE#613DAE

#AE613D#AE613D

Variants

#77CF93#77CF93

#256A3B#256A3B

#23C757#23C757

#57946A#57946A

#9DCDAC#9DCDAC

#14FF5F#14FF5F

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Sea Green#2E8B57

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Alexandrite#3D8B74

#3DAE61

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #3DAE61

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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