HEX atlas value

#3E5021

#3E5021 is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Deep. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 62, 80, 33, HSL 83, 42%, 22%, has luminance 0.0687, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone

#3E5021 Sample readable text

HEX #3E5021

RGB rgb(62, 80, 33)

HSL hsl(83 42% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(22, 0, 59, 69)

Luminance 0.0687

Contrast Black 2.37:1White 8.85:1

CSS

--color-3e5021: #3E5021;
.background-3e5021 { background-color: #3E5021; }
.text-3e5021 { color: #3E5021; }

Luminance0.0687

Black text2.37:1AA Fail

White text8.85:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#3E5021","rgb":[62,80,33],"hsl":[83,42,22],"cmyk":[22,0,59,69],"luminance":0.0687,"contrast":{"black":2.37,"white":8.85}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0B0E06","hex":"#0B0E06","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.08,"contrastWhite":19.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#332150","hex":"#332150","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.47,"contrastWhite":14.25,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.36,"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"]},{"name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","dark green","earth tone green","Moss Deep 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/3e5021.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/taupe.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#332150","analogous":["#504A21","#265021"],"triadic":["#213E50","#50213E"],"tetradic":["#21504A","#332150","#502126"],"splitComplementary":["#212650","#4A2150"],"monochromatic":["#70913B","#3E5021","#0B0E06"]}

Variants

{"light":"#70913B","dark":"#0B0E06","saturated":"#405C14","desaturated":"#3B432D","pastel":"#7F9857","neon":"#5E9900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":17.804493814764857},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":23.57965224510319},{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":28.089143810376278},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":28.600699292150182},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":29.068883707497267}]

HEX meaning and use

About #3E5021

#3E5021 is classified as a cool green value with dark and earth tone visual character. #3E5021 is visually closest to Moss Deep, a named green color with HEX #4A5D23.

The RGB channels are 62, 80, and 33, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 83deg with 42% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark 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 0.0687, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.37:1AA Fail

White text8.85:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3E5021 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.37:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.85:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#0B0E06#FFFFFF text · best 19.44:1#0B0E06

#332150#FFFFFF text · best 14.25:1#332150

Espresso#FFFFFF text · best 11.36:1#4B3621

Pine Bark#FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1#4A3728

Taupe#FFFFFF text · best 10.67:1#483C32

Generated Palette

#3E5021#3E5021

#332150#332150

#504A21#504A21

#265021#265021

#70913B#70913B

#0B0E06#0B0E06

Color Harmonies

#332150#332150

#504A21#504A21

#265021#265021

#213E50#213E50

#50213E#50213E

Variants

#70913B#70913B

#0B0E06#0B0E06

#405C14#405C14

#3B432D#3B432D

#7F9857#7F9857

#5E9900#5E9900

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Terre Verte#385E0F

Taupe#483C32

Pine Bark#4A3728

Espresso#4B3621

#3E5021

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #3E5021

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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