HEX atlas value

#026E09

#026E09 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald Dark. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 2, 110, 9, HSL 124, 96%, 22%, has luminance 0.1118, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#026E09 Sample readable text

HEX #026E09

RGB rgb(2, 110, 9)

HSL hsl(124 96% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 92, 57)

Luminance 0.1118

Contrast Black 3.24:1White 6.49:1

CSS

--color-026e09: #026E09;
.background-026e09 { background-color: #026E09; }
.text-026e09 { color: #026E09; }

Luminance0.1118

Black text3.24:1AA Fail

White text6.49:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#026E09","rgb":[2,110,9],"hsl":[124,96,22],"cmyk":[98,0,92,57],"luminance":0.1118,"contrast":{"black":3.24,"white":6.49}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#001402","hex":"#001402","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.09,"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":"#6E0267","hex":"#6E0267","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#04C811","hex":"#04C811","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.27,"contrastWhite":2.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0F6214","hex":"#0F6214","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","jewel tone","dark green","jewel tone green","Emerald Dark 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/026e09.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6E0267","analogous":["#316E02","#026E3F"],"triadic":["#09026E","#6E0902"],"tetradic":["#02316E","#6E0267","#6E3F02"],"splitComplementary":["#3F026E","#6E0231"],"monochromatic":["#04C811","#026E09","#001402"]}

Variants

{"light":"#04C811","dark":"#001402","saturated":"#007007","desaturated":"#0F6214","pastel":"#17D924","neon":"#00990A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":13.601470508735444},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":20.223748416156685},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":49.8998997994986},{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":52.191953402799555}]

HEX meaning and use

About #026E09

#026E09 is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #026E09 is visually closest to Emerald Dark, a named green color with HEX #046307.

The RGB channels are 2, 110, and 9, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 124deg with 96% saturation and 22% 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 0.1118, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.24:1AA Fail

White text6.49:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #026E09 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.24:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.49:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#001402#FFFFFF text · best 19.09:1#001402

British Racing Green#FFFFFF text · best 11.63:1#004225

#6E0267#FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1#6E0267

#04C811#000000 text · best 9.27:1#04C811

#0F6214#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#0F6214

Generated Palette

#026E09#026E09

#6E0267#6E0267

#316E02#316E02

#026E3F#026E3F

#04C811#04C811

#001402#001402

Color Harmonies

#6E0267#6E0267

#316E02#316E02

#026E3F#026E3F

#09026E#09026E

#6E0902#6E0902

Variants

#04C811#04C811

#001402#001402

#007007#007007

#0F6214#0F6214

#17D924#17D924

#00990A#00990A

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald Dark#046307

Dark Green#006400

Green#008000

Forest Green#228B22

British Racing Green#004225

#026E09

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #026E09

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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