HEX atlas value

#006A4E

#006A4E is a cool green HEX color nearest Bottle Green. RGB 0, 106, 78, HSL 164° 100% 21%, luminance 0.1086; view contrast and conversions.

#006A4E Sample readable text
HEX #006A4E
RGB rgb(0, 106, 78)
HSL hsl(164 100% 21%)
CMYK cmyk(100, 0, 26, 58)
Luminance 0.1086
Contrast Black 3.17:1White 6.62:1

CSS

--color-006a4e: #006A4E;
.background-006a4e { background-color: #006A4E; }
.text-006a4e { color: #006A4E; }

HEX meaning and use

About #006A4E

#006A4E is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #006A4E is visually closest to Bottle Green, a named green color with HEX #006A4E.

The RGB channels are 0, 106, and 78, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 164deg with 100% saturation and 21% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.1086, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.17:1AA Fail
White text6.62:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #006A4E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.17:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.62:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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
Luminance0.1086
Black text3.17:1AA Fail
White text6.62:1AA 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":"#006A4E","rgb":[0,106,78],"hsl":[164,100,21],"cmyk":[100,0,26,58],"luminance":0.1086,"contrast":{"black":3.17,"white":6.62}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#000F0B","hex":"#000F0B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6B001D","hex":"#6B001D","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.64,"contrastWhite":12.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#00C792","hex":"#00C792","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.58,"contrastWhite":2.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#00526B","hex":"#00526B","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.42,"contrastWhite":8.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0C5F49","hex":"#0C5F49","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.75,"contrastWhite":7.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","jewel tone","dark green","jewel tone green","Bottle Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/006a4e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bottle-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peacock-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#6B001D","analogous":["#006B19","#00526B"],"triadic":["#4F006B","#6B4F00"],"tetradic":["#19006B","#6B001D","#526B00"],"splitComplementary":["#6B0052","#6B1900"],"monochromatic":["#00C792","#006A4E","#000F0B"]}
Variants
{"light":"#00C792","dark":"#000F0B","saturated":"#006B4F","desaturated":"#0C5F49","pastel":"#12D9A4","neon":"#00946C"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":0},{"slug":"peacock-green","name":"Peacock Green","hex":"#006D5B","distance":13.341664064126334},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":26.076809620810597},{"slug":"peacock-blue","name":"Peacock Blue","hex":"#005F69","distance":29.154759474226502},{"slug":"petrol-blue","name":"Petrol Blue","hex":"#005F6A","distance":30.083217912982647}]