Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Avocado

Avocado color #568203: RGB 86, 130, 3 and HSL 81°, 95%, 26%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#568203 green cool jewel-tone
HEX #568203
RGB rgb(86, 130, 3)
HSL hsl(81 95% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(34, 0, 98, 49)
Luminance 0.1795
Contrast Black 4.59:1White 4.58:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-avocado: #568203;
.bg-avocado { background-color: #568203; }
.text-avocado { color: #568203; }
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Color meaning and use

About Avocado Color

Avocado uses HEX #568203, RGB 86, 130, 3, and HSL 81°, 95%, 26%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and jewel tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.1795; black contrast is 4.59:1 and white contrast is 4.58:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Avocado against black and white text.

Black text4.59:1AA Pass
White text4.58:1AA Pass
AA text options#000000, #FFFFFF
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Avocado Color Reference Infographic

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Avocado color reference infographic showing #568203, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Avocado color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#2F0381#2F0381#816E03#816E03#168103#168103#035581#035581#810355#810355
Open full Avocado harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#90DB06#90DB06#1A2801#1A2801#568500#568500#517312#517312#A0E61E#A0E61E#71AD00#71AD00

Pairings

Black#000000#2F0381#2F0381#816E03#816E03#168103#168103Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1795
Black text4.59:1AA Pass
White text4.58:1AA 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": "#568203",
  "rgb": [
    86,
    130,
    3
  ],
  "hsl": [
    81,
    95,
    26
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    34,
    0,
    98,
    49
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1795,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.59,
    "white": 4.58
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#2F0381",
  "analogous": [
    "#816E03",
    "#168103"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#035581",
    "#810355"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#03816E",
    "#2F0381",
    "#810316"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#031681",
    "#6E0381"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#90DB06",
    "#568203",
    "#1A2801"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#90DB06",
  "dark": "#1A2801",
  "saturated": "#568500",
  "desaturated": "#517312",
  "pastel": "#A0E61E",
  "neon": "#71AD00"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#2F0381",
    "#816E03",
    "#168103"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#517312",
    "#90DB06"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#90DB06",
    "#517312"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "scheeles-green",
    "fern-frond",
    "olive-drab",
    "olive-leaf",
    "olive"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "avocado"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "avocado-vs-fern-frond",
    "avocado-vs-scheeles-green",
    "olive-vs-avocado"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/avocado",
    "/wcag/avocado",
    "/css/colors/avocado",
    "/hex/568203",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/avocado"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/fern-frond",
      "/colors/olive-drab",
      "/colors/olive-leaf",
      "/colors/olive",
      "/compare/avocado-vs-fern-frond",
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      "/compare/olive-vs-avocado",
      "/harmonies/avocado",
      "/wcag/avocado",
      "/css/colors/avocado",
      "/hex/568203",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "avocado",
  "name": "Avocado",
  "hex": "#568203",
  "uses": [
    "natural palettes",
    "wellness branding",
    "sustainability design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "nature",
      "growth",
      "balance"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "wellness",
      "outdoor brands",
      "gardening",
      "organic products"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "urgent error states"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "jewel-tone",
    "natural-palettes",
    "wellness-branding",
    "sustainability-design",
    "nature",
    "growth",
    "balance"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    86,
    130,
    3
  ],
  "hsl": [
    81,
    95,
    26
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    34,
    0,
    98,
    49
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1795,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.59,
    "white": 4.58
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#2F0381",
    "analogous": [
      "#816E03",
      "#168103"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#035581",
      "#810355"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#03816E",
      "#2F0381",
      "#810316"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#031681",
      "#6E0381"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#90DB06",
      "#568203",
      "#1A2801"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#90DB06",
    "dark": "#1A2801",
    "saturated": "#568500",
    "desaturated": "#517312",
    "pastel": "#A0E61E",
    "neon": "#71AD00"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-avocado: #568203;",
    "utility": ".bg-avocado { background-color: #568203; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-avocado { color: #568203; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "scheeles-green",
    "fern-frond",
    "olive-drab",
    "olive-leaf",
    "olive"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "avocado"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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    "avocado-vs-scheeles-green",
    "olive-vs-avocado"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/avocado",
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    "/hex/568203",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
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      "/colors/olive",
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      "/compare/avocado-vs-scheeles-green",
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      "/harmonies/avocado",
      "/wcag/avocado",
      "/css/colors/avocado",
      "/hex/568203",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#2F0381",
      "#816E03",
      "#168103"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#517312",
      "#90DB06"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#90DB06",
      "#517312"
    ]
  }
}
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