HEX atlas value

#05572A

#05572A is a cool green HEX color close to British Racing Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 5, 87, 42, HSL 147, 89%, 18%, has luminance 0.0702, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#05572A Sample readable text

HEX #05572A

RGB rgb(5, 87, 42)

HSL hsl(147 89% 18%)

CMYK cmyk(94, 0, 52, 66)

Luminance 0.0702

Contrast Black 2.4:1White 8.74:1

CSS

--color-05572a: #05572A;
.background-05572a { background-color: #05572A; }
.text-05572a { color: #05572A; }

Luminance0.0702

Black text2.4:1AA Fail

White text8.74:1AA 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":"#05572A","rgb":[5,87,42],"hsl":[147,89,18],"cmyk":[94,0,52,66],"luminance":0.0702,"contrast":{"black":2.4,"white":8.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.74,"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":"#570532","hex":"#570532","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.47,"contrastWhite":14.25,"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":"#0F4D2B","hex":"#0F4D2B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.12,"contrastWhite":9.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#095705","hex":"#095705","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.38,"contrastWhite":8.83,"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/05572a.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":"#570532","analogous":["#095705","#055753"],"triadic":["#2A0557","#572A05"],"tetradic":["#050957","#570532","#575305"],"splitComplementary":["#530557","#570509"],"monochromatic":["#0AAE54","#05572A","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#0AAE54","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#005C29","desaturated":"#0F4D2B","pastel":"#1DBF66","neon":"#00853C"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":22.15851980616034},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":37.013511046643494},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":41.012193308819754},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":44.24929377967517},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":51.40038910358559}]

HEX meaning and use

About #05572A

#05572A is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #05572A is visually closest to British Racing Green, a named green color with HEX #004225.

The RGB channels are 5, 87, and 42, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 147deg with 89% 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 0.0702, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.4:1AA Fail

White text8.74:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #05572A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.4:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.74:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

#570532#FFFFFF text · best 14.25:1#570532

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

#0F4D2B#FFFFFF text · best 9.92:1#0F4D2B

#095705#FFFFFF text · best 8.83:1#095705

Generated Palette

#05572A#05572A

#570532#570532

#095705#095705

#055753#055753

#0AAE54#0AAE54

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#570532#570532

#095705#095705

#055753#055753

#2A0557#2A0557

#572A05#572A05

Variants

#0AAE54#0AAE54

Black#000000

#005C29#005C29

#0F4D2B#0F4D2B

#1DBF66#1DBF66

#00853C#00853C

Nearest Named Colors

British Racing Green#004225

Emerald Dark#046307

Bottle Green#006A4E

Dark Green#006400

Hunter Green#355E3B

#05572A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #05572A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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