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HEX atlas value

#3F5A49

#3F5A49 is a cool green HEX color nearest Hunter Green. RGB 63, 90, 73, HSL 142° 18% 30%, luminance 0.0885; view contrast and conversions.

greencoolmutedearth-tone
#3F5A49 Sample readable text
HEX #3F5A49
RGB rgb(63, 90, 73)
HSL hsl(142 18% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(30, 0, 19, 65)
Luminance 0.0885
Contrast Black 2.77:1White 7.58:1

CSS

--color-3f5a49: #3F5A49;
.background-3f5a49 { background-color: #3F5A49; }
.text-3f5a49 { color: #3F5A49; }

HEX meaning and use

About #3F5A49

#3F5A49 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #3F5A49 is visually closest to Hunter Green, a named green color with HEX #355E3B.

The RGB channels are 63, 90, and 73, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 142deg with 18% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.0885, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.77:1AA Fail
White text7.58:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #3F5A49 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.77:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF7.58:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#19241D#19241D · #FFFFFF text · best 16.01:1#5A3F50#5A3F50 · #FFFFFF text · best 9.28:1Pine Needle#334D41 · #FFFFFF text · best 9.22:1Iron#48494B · #FFFFFF text · best 9.01:1Asphalt Gray#4B4B4B · #FFFFFF text · best 8.72:1

Generated Palette

#3F5A49#3F5A49
#5A3F50#5A3F50
#425A3F#425A3F
#3F5A57#3F5A57
#649075#649075
#19241D#19241D

Color Harmonies

#5A3F50#5A3F50
#425A3F#425A3F
#3F5A57#3F5A57
#493F5A#493F5A
#5A493F#5A493F

Variants

#649075#649075
#19241D#19241D
#2E6B44#2E6B44
#4D4D4D#4D4D4D
#89908B#89908B
#00C247#00C247

Nearest Named Colors

Hunter Green#355E3B
Basalt#4B4C4C
Asphalt Gray#4B4B4B
Iron#48494B
Pine Needle#334D41

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0885
Black text2.77:1AA Fail
White text7.58:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#3F5A49","rgb":[63,90,73],"hsl":[142,18,30],"cmyk":[30,0,19,65],"luminance":0.0885,"contrast":{"black":2.77,"white":7.58}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#19241D","hex":"#19241D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.31,"contrastWhite":16.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5A3F50","hex":"#5A3F50","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.26,"contrastWhite":9.28,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Iron","hex":"#48494B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.33,"contrastWhite":9.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Asphalt Gray","hex":"#4B4B4B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.41,"contrastWhite":8.72,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Hunter Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/3f5a49.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/basalt.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt-gray.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#5A3F50","analogous":["#425A3F","#3F5A57"],"triadic":["#493F5A","#5A493F"],"tetradic":["#3F425A","#5A3F50","#5A573F"],"splitComplementary":["#573F5A","#5A3F42"],"monochromatic":["#649075","#3F5A49","#19241D"]}
Variants
{"light":"#649075","dark":"#19241D","saturated":"#2E6B44","desaturated":"#4D4D4D","pastel":"#89908B","neon":"#00C247"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":17.663521732655695},{"slug":"basalt","name":"Basalt","hex":"#4B4C4C","distance":18.681541692269406},{"slug":"asphalt-gray","name":"Asphalt Gray","hex":"#4B4B4B","distance":19.313207915827967},{"slug":"iron","name":"Iron","hex":"#48494B","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"pine-needle","name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","distance":19.4164878389476}]
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