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Named color

Traffic Green

Traffic Green color #008450: RGB 0, 132, 80 and HSL 156°, 100%, 26%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#008450 green cool jewel-tone
HEX #008450
RGB rgb(0, 132, 80)
HSL hsl(156 100% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(100, 0, 39, 48)
Luminance 0.1708
Contrast Black 4.42:1White 4.76:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-traffic-green: #008450;
.bg-traffic-green { background-color: #008450; }
.text-traffic-green { color: #008450; }
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Color meaning and use

About Traffic Green Color

Traffic Green uses HEX #008450, RGB 0, 132, 80, and HSL 156°, 100%, 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 0.1708; black contrast is 4.42:1 and white contrast is 4.76:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Traffic Green against black and white text.

Black text4.42:1AA Fail
White text4.76:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Traffic Green Color Reference Infographic

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Traffic Green color reference infographic showing #008450, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Traffic Green color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#850035#850035#00850D#00850D#007785#007785#500085#500085#855000#855000
Open full Traffic Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#00E087#00E087#002918#002918#008550#008550#0F764D#0F764D#18EC97#18EC97#00AD68#00AD68

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#850035#850035#00850D#00850D#007785#007785Matte 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
Luminance0.1708
Black text4.42:1AA Fail
White text4.76:1AA 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": "#008450",
  "rgb": [
    0,
    132,
    80
  ],
  "hsl": [
    156,
    100,
    26
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    100,
    0,
    39,
    48
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1708,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.42,
    "white": 4.76
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#850035",
  "analogous": [
    "#00850D",
    "#007785"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#500085",
    "#855000"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#0D0085",
    "#850035",
    "#778500"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#850077",
    "#850D00"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#00E087",
    "#008450",
    "#002918"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#00E087",
  "dark": "#002918",
  "saturated": "#008550",
  "desaturated": "#0F764D",
  "pastel": "#18EC97",
  "neon": "#00AD68"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#850035",
    "#00850D",
    "#007785"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#0F764D",
    "#00E087"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#00E087",
    "#0F764D"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "peacock-green",
    "bottle-green",
    "shamrock",
    "pine-green",
    "peacock-blue"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "traffic-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "bottle-green-vs-traffic-green",
    "shamrock-vs-traffic-green",
    "traffic-green-vs-peacock-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/traffic-green",
    "/wcag/traffic-green",
    "/css/colors/traffic-green",
    "/hex/008450",
    "/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/traffic-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/peacock-green",
      "/colors/bottle-green",
      "/colors/shamrock",
      "/colors/pine-green",
      "/colors/peacock-blue",
      "/compare/bottle-green-vs-traffic-green",
      "/compare/shamrock-vs-traffic-green",
      "/compare/traffic-green-vs-peacock-green",
      "/harmonies/traffic-green",
      "/wcag/traffic-green",
      "/css/colors/traffic-green",
      "/hex/008450",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "traffic-green",
  "name": "Traffic Green",
  "hex": "#008450",
  "uses": [
    "industrial design",
    "safety systems",
    "hardware palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "utility",
      "visibility",
      "precision"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "transportation",
      "tools",
      "hardware",
      "signage"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "soft wellness palettes"
    ]
  },
  "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": [
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "jewel-tone",
    "industrial-design",
    "safety-systems",
    "hardware-palettes",
    "utility",
    "visibility",
    "precision"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    0,
    132,
    80
  ],
  "hsl": [
    156,
    100,
    26
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    39,
    48
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1708,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 4.42,
    "white": 4.76
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#850035",
    "analogous": [
      "#00850D",
      "#007785"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#500085",
      "#855000"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#0D0085",
      "#850035",
      "#778500"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#850077",
      "#850D00"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#00E087",
      "#008450",
      "#002918"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#00E087",
    "dark": "#002918",
    "saturated": "#008550",
    "desaturated": "#0F764D",
    "pastel": "#18EC97",
    "neon": "#00AD68"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-traffic-green: #008450;",
    "utility": ".bg-traffic-green { background-color: #008450; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-traffic-green { color: #008450; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "peacock-green",
    "bottle-green",
    "shamrock",
    "pine-green",
    "peacock-blue"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "traffic-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "bottle-green-vs-traffic-green",
    "shamrock-vs-traffic-green",
    "traffic-green-vs-peacock-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/traffic-green",
    "/wcag/traffic-green",
    "/css/colors/traffic-green",
    "/hex/008450",
    "/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/traffic-green"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/peacock-green",
      "/colors/bottle-green",
      "/colors/shamrock",
      "/colors/pine-green",
      "/colors/peacock-blue",
      "/compare/bottle-green-vs-traffic-green",
      "/compare/shamrock-vs-traffic-green",
      "/compare/traffic-green-vs-peacock-green",
      "/harmonies/traffic-green",
      "/wcag/traffic-green",
      "/css/colors/traffic-green",
      "/hex/008450",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#850035",
      "#00850D",
      "#007785"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#0F764D",
      "#00E087"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#00E087",
      "#0F764D"
    ]
  }
}
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