HEX atlas value

#3DAE72

#3DAE72 is a cool green HEX color close to Medium Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 61, 174, 114, HSL 148, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.3248, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#3DAE72 Sample readable text

HEX #3DAE72

RGB rgb(61, 174, 114)

HSL hsl(148 48% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(65, 0, 34, 32)

Luminance 0.3248

Contrast Black 7.5:1White 2.8:1

CSS

--color-3dae72: #3DAE72;
.background-3dae72 { background-color: #3DAE72; }
.text-3dae72 { color: #3DAE72; }

Luminance0.3248

Black text7.5:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA 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":"#3DAE72","rgb":[61,174,114],"hsl":[148,48,46],"cmyk":[65,0,34,32],"luminance":0.3248,"contrast":{"black":7.5,"white":2.8}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#77CFA0","hex":"#77CFA0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.22,"contrastWhite":1.87,"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":"#23C770","hex":"#23C770","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.47,"contrastWhite":2.22,"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":"#3DAEAA","hex":"#3DAEAA","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.83,"contrastWhite":2.68,"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/3dae72.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":"#AE3D79","analogous":["#41AE3D","#3DAEAA"],"triadic":["#723DAE","#AE723D"],"tetradic":["#3D41AE","#AE3D79","#AEAA3D"],"splitComplementary":["#AA3DAE","#AE3D41"],"monochromatic":["#77CFA0","#3DAE72","#256A45"]}

Variants

{"light":"#77CFA0","dark":"#256A45","saturated":"#23C770","desaturated":"#579473","pastel":"#9DCDB3","neon":"#14FF82"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":5.196152422706632},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":32.7566787083184},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":32.7566787083184},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":35.05709628591621},{"slug":"viridian","name":"Viridian","hex":"#40826D","distance":44.384682042344295}]

HEX meaning and use

About #3DAE72

#3DAE72 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #3DAE72 is visually closest to Medium Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #3CB371.

The RGB channels are 61, 174, and 114, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 148deg 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 0.3248, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.5:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3DAE72 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.5:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#77CFA0#000000 text · best 11.22:1#77CFA0

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

#23C770#000000 text · best 9.47:1#23C770

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

#3DAEAA#000000 text · best 7.83:1#3DAEAA

Generated Palette

#3DAE72#3DAE72

#AE3D79#AE3D79

#41AE3D#41AE3D

#3DAEAA#3DAEAA

#77CFA0#77CFA0

#256A45#256A45

Color Harmonies

#AE3D79#AE3D79

#41AE3D#41AE3D

#3DAEAA#3DAEAA

#723DAE#723DAE

#AE723D#AE723D

Variants

#77CFA0#77CFA0

#256A45#256A45

#23C770#23C770

#579473#579473

#9DCDB3#9DCDB3

#14FF82#14FF82

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Viridian#40826D

#3DAE72

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #3DAE72

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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