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HEX atlas value

#025A2B

#025A2B is a cool green HEX color close to British Racing Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 2, 90, 43, HSL 148, 96%, 18%, has luminance 0.075, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

greencooldarkjewel-tone
#025A2B Sample readable text
HEX #025A2B
RGB rgb(2, 90, 43)
HSL hsl(148 96% 18%)
CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 52, 65)
Luminance 0.075
Contrast Black 2.5:1White 8.4:1

CSS

--color-025a2b: #025A2B;
.background-025a2b { background-color: #025A2B; }
.text-025a2b { color: #025A2B; }

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
Luminance0.075
Black text2.5:1AA Fail
White text8.4:1AA 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":"#025A2B","rgb":[2,90,43],"hsl":[148,96,18],"cmyk":[98,0,52,65],"luminance":0.075,"contrast":{"black":2.5,"white":8.4}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5A0231","hex":"#5A0231","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.49,"contrastWhite":14.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.81,"contrastWhite":11.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0C502C","hex":"#0C502C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.2,"contrastWhite":9.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#055A02","hex":"#055A02","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.47,"contrastWhite":8.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","jewel tone","dark green","jewel tone green","British Racing 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/025a2b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/british-racing-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bottle-green.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#5A0231","analogous":["#055A02","#025A57"],"triadic":["#2B025A","#5A2B02"],"tetradic":["#02055A","#5A0231","#5A5702"],"splitComplementary":["#57025A","#5A0205"],"monochromatic":["#04B456","#025A2B","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#04B456","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#005C2B","desaturated":"#0C502C","pastel":"#15C668","neon":"#00853E"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":24.819347291981714},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":37.16180835212409},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":38.535697735995385},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":44.19275958796871},{"slug":"peacock-green","name":"Peacock Green","hex":"#006D5B","distance":51.66236541235796}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #025A2B

#025A2B is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #025A2B is visually closest to British Racing Green, a named green color with HEX #004225.

The RGB channels are 2, 90, and 43, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 148deg with 96% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark 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 0.075, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.5:1AA Fail
White text8.4:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #025A2B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.5:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF8.4:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
#5A0231#FFFFFF text · best 14.11:1#5A0231
British Racing Green#FFFFFF text · best 11.63:1#004225
#0C502C#FFFFFF text · best 9.55:1#0C502C
#055A02#FFFFFF text · best 8.5:1#055A02

Generated Palette

#025A2B#025A2B
#5A0231#5A0231
#055A02#055A02
#025A57#025A57
#04B456#04B456
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#5A0231#5A0231
#055A02#055A02
#025A57#025A57
#2B025A#2B025A
#5A2B02#5A2B02

Variants

#04B456#04B456
Black#000000
#005C2B#005C2B
#0C502C#0C502C
#15C668#15C668
#00853E#00853E

Nearest Named Colors

British Racing Green#004225
Emerald Dark#046307
Bottle Green#006A4E
Dark Green#006400
Peacock Green#006D5B

Related HEX Guides

British Racing Green colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #004225.Emerald Dark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #046307.Bottle Green colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #006A4E.Green color familyBrowse named green colors related to this HEX value.Cool colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Dark colorsFind colors in the dark group.Jewel Tone colorsFind colors in the jewel tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#025A2B APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.