HEX atlas value

#3E8448

#3E8448 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 62, 132, 72, HSL 129, 36%, 38%, has luminance 0.1799, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#3E8448 Sample readable text

HEX #3E8448

RGB rgb(62, 132, 72)

HSL hsl(129 36% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(53, 0, 45, 48)

Luminance 0.1799

Contrast Black 4.6:1White 4.57:1

CSS

--color-3e8448: #3E8448;
.background-3e8448 { background-color: #3E8448; }
.text-3e8448 { color: #3E8448; }

Luminance0.1799

Black text4.6:1AA Pass

White text4.57:1AA 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":"#3E8448","rgb":[62,132,72],"hsl":[129,36,38],"cmyk":[53,0,45,48],"luminance":0.1799,"contrast":{"black":4.6,"white":4.57}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#214526","hex":"#214526","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.94,"contrastWhite":10.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#66B773","hex":"#66B773","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.59,"contrastWhite":2.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#843E79","hex":"#843E79","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.95,"contrastWhite":7.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#29993A","hex":"#29993A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.71,"contrastWhite":3.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#536E57","hex":"#536E57","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.74,"contrastWhite":5.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Fern Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/3e8448.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#843E79","analogous":["#56843E","#3E846B"],"triadic":["#483E84","#84483E"],"tetradic":["#3E5684","#843E79","#846B3E"],"splitComplementary":["#6B3E84","#843E56"],"monochromatic":["#66B773","#3E8448","#214526"]}

Variants

{"light":"#66B773","dark":"#214526","saturated":"#29993A","desaturated":"#536E57","pastel":"#8DB493","neon":"#00EB23"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":22.737634001804146},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":23.021728866442675},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":35.11409973215888},{"slug":"viridian","name":"Viridian","hex":"#40826D","distance":37.107950630558946}]

HEX meaning and use

About #3E8448

#3E8448 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #3E8448 is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 62, 132, and 72, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 129deg with 36% saturation and 38% 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 0.1799, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.6:1AA Pass

White text4.57:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3E8448 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.6:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.57:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#214526#FFFFFF text · best 10.8:1#214526

#66B773#000000 text · best 8.59:1#66B773

#843E79#FFFFFF text · best 7.13:1#843E79

#29993A#000000 text · best 5.71:1#29993A

#536E57#FFFFFF text · best 5.62:1#536E57

Generated Palette

#3E8448#3E8448

#843E79#843E79

#56843E#56843E

#3E846B#3E846B

#66B773#66B773

#214526#214526

Color Harmonies

#843E79#843E79

#56843E#56843E

#3E846B#3E846B

#483E84#483E84

#84483E#84483E

Variants

#66B773#66B773

#214526#214526

#29993A#29993A

#536E57#536E57

#8DB493#8DB493

#00EB23#00EB23

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Sea Green#2E8B57

Cactus Green#587156

Viridian#40826D

#3E8448

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #3E8448

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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