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Named color

Cactus Green

Cactus Green color #587156: RGB 88, 113, 86 and HSL 116°, 14%, 39%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#587156 green cool mutedearth-tone
HEX #587156
RGB rgb(88, 113, 86)
HSL hsl(116 14% 39%)
CMYK cmyk(22, 0, 24, 56)
Luminance 0.1456
Contrast Black 3.91:1White 5.37:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-cactus-green: #587156;
.bg-cactus-green { background-color: #587156; }
.text-cactus-green { color: #587156; }
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Color meaning and use

About Cactus Green Color

Cactus Green uses HEX #587156, RGB 88, 113, 86, and HSL 116°, 14%, 39%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and muted and earth tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.1456; black contrast is 3.91:1 and white contrast is 5.37:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Cactus Green against black and white text.

Black text3.91:1AA Fail
White text5.37:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Cactus Green Color Reference Infographic

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Cactus Green color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#705671#705671#657156#657156#567162#567162#565771#565771#715657#715657
Open full Cactus Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#84A182#84A182#2F3D2E#2F3D2E#448740#448740#636363#636363#A3A3A3#A3A3A3#10F000#10F000

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#705671#705671#657156#657156#567162#567162Matte 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
Luminance0.1456
Black text3.91:1AA Fail
White text5.37:1AA 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
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#587156",
  "rgb": [
    88,
    113,
    86
  ],
  "hsl": [
    116,
    14,
    39
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    22,
    0,
    24,
    56
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1456,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.91,
    "white": 5.37
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#705671",
  "analogous": [
    "#657156",
    "#567162"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#565771",
    "#715657"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#566571",
    "#705671",
    "#716256"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#625671",
    "#715665"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#84A182",
    "#587156",
    "#2F3D2E"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#84A182",
  "dark": "#2F3D2E",
  "saturated": "#448740",
  "desaturated": "#636363",
  "pastel": "#A3A3A3",
  "neon": "#10F000"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#705671",
    "#657156",
    "#567162"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#636363",
    "#84A182"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#84A182",
    "#636363"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "fern-green",
    "storm-blue",
    "granite",
    "dim-gray",
    "dim-grey"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "cactus-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cactus-green-vs-fern-green",
    "cactus-green-vs-storm-blue",
    "epoxy-green-vs-cactus-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/cactus-green",
    "/wcag/cactus-green",
    "/css/colors/cactus-green",
    "/hex/587156",
    "/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/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/cactus-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/fern-green",
      "/colors/storm-blue",
      "/colors/granite",
      "/colors/dim-gray",
      "/colors/dim-grey",
      "/compare/cactus-green-vs-fern-green",
      "/compare/cactus-green-vs-storm-blue",
      "/compare/epoxy-green-vs-cactus-green",
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      "/wcag/cactus-green",
      "/css/colors/cactus-green",
      "/hex/587156",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "cactus-green",
  "name": "Cactus Green",
  "hex": "#587156",
  "uses": [
    "botanical palettes",
    "natural product design",
    "seasonal editorial palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "life",
      "seasonality",
      "organic texture"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "floral design",
      "garden brands",
      "lifestyle",
      "packaging"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "strict grayscale systems"
    ]
  },
  "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, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "muted",
    "earth-tone",
    "botanical-palettes",
    "natural-product-design",
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    "life",
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    "organic-texture"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
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    113,
    86
  ],
  "hsl": [
    116,
    14,
    39
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    24,
    56
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1456,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.91,
    "white": 5.37
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#705671",
    "analogous": [
      "#657156",
      "#567162"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#565771",
      "#715657"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#566571",
      "#705671",
      "#716256"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#625671",
      "#715665"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#84A182",
      "#587156",
      "#2F3D2E"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#84A182",
    "dark": "#2F3D2E",
    "saturated": "#448740",
    "desaturated": "#636363",
    "pastel": "#A3A3A3",
    "neon": "#10F000"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-cactus-green: #587156;",
    "utility": ".bg-cactus-green { background-color: #587156; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-cactus-green { color: #587156; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
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    "storm-blue",
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    "dim-gray",
    "dim-grey"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "cactus-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cactus-green-vs-fern-green",
    "cactus-green-vs-storm-blue",
    "epoxy-green-vs-cactus-green"
  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
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    "/wcag/cactus-green",
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    "/hex/587156",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/fern-green",
      "/colors/storm-blue",
      "/colors/granite",
      "/colors/dim-gray",
      "/colors/dim-grey",
      "/compare/cactus-green-vs-fern-green",
      "/compare/cactus-green-vs-storm-blue",
      "/compare/epoxy-green-vs-cactus-green",
      "/harmonies/cactus-green",
      "/wcag/cactus-green",
      "/css/colors/cactus-green",
      "/hex/587156",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#705671",
      "#657156",
      "#567162"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#636363",
      "#84A182"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#84A182",
      "#636363"
    ]
  }
}
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