HEX atlas value

#00A86B

#00A86B is a cool green HEX color close to Jade. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 0, 168, 107, HSL 158, 100%, 33%, has luminance 0.2907, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#00A86B Sample readable text

HEX #00A86B

RGB rgb(0, 168, 107)

HSL hsl(158 100% 33%)

CMYK cmyk(100, 0, 36, 34)

Luminance 0.2907

Contrast Black 6.81:1White 3.08:1

CSS

--color-00a86b: #00A86B;
.background-00a86b { background-color: #00A86B; }
.text-00a86b { color: #00A86B; }

Luminance0.2907

Black text6.81:1AA Pass

White text3.08:1AA Fail

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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#00A86B","rgb":[0,168,107],"hsl":[158,100,33],"cmyk":[100,0,36,34],"luminance":0.2907,"contrast":{"black":6.81,"white":3.08}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#05FFA3","hex":"#05FFA3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.84,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#004D30","hex":"#004D30","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":9.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A8003E","hex":"#A8003E","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.73,"contrastWhite":7.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Persian Green","hex":"#00A693","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.88,"contrastWhite":3.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#00A816","hex":"#00A816","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.61,"contrastWhite":3.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Jade adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/00a86b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/jade.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A8003E","analogous":["#00A816","#0092A8"],"triadic":["#6B00A8","#A86B00"],"tetradic":["#1600A8","#A8003E","#92A800"],"splitComplementary":["#A80092","#A81600"],"monochromatic":["#05FFA3","#00A86B","#004D30"]}

Variants

{"light":"#05FFA3","dark":"#004D30","saturated":"#00A86B","desaturated":"#139666","pastel":"#39EFAC","neon":"#00D184"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"jade","name":"Jade","hex":"#00A86B","distance":0},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"persian-green","name":"Persian Green","hex":"#00A693","distance":40.049968789001575},{"slug":"peacock-teal","name":"Peacock Teal","hex":"#00827F","distance":42.941821107167776},{"slug":"dark-cyan","name":"Dark Cyan","hex":"#008B8B","distance":43.18564576337837}]

HEX meaning and use

About #00A86B

#00A86B is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #00A86B is visually closest to Jade, a named green color with HEX #00A86B.

The RGB channels are 0, 168, and 107, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 158deg with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.2907, black 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 text6.81:1AA Pass

White text3.08:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #00A86B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.81:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#05FFA3#000000 text · best 15.84:1#05FFA3

#004D30#FFFFFF text · best 9.98:1#004D30

#A8003E#FFFFFF text · best 7.68:1#A8003E

Persian Green#000000 text · best 6.88:1#00A693

#00A816#000000 text · best 6.61:1#00A816

Generated Palette

Jade#00A86B

#A8003E#A8003E

#00A816#00A816

#0092A8#0092A8

#05FFA3#05FFA3

#004D30#004D30

Color Harmonies

#A8003E#A8003E

#00A816#00A816

#0092A8#0092A8

#6B00A8#6B00A8

#A86B00#A86B00

Variants

#05FFA3#05FFA3

#004D30#004D30

Jade#00A86B

#139666#139666

#39EFAC#39EFAC

#00D184#00D184

Nearest Named Colors

Jade#00A86B

Shamrock#009E60

Persian Green#00A693

Peacock Teal#00827F

Dark Cyan#008B8B

#00A86B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #00A86B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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