HEX atlas value

#084017

#084017 is a cool green HEX color close to British Racing Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 8, 64, 23, HSL 136, 78%, 14%, has luminance 0.0378, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#084017 Sample readable text

HEX #084017

RGB rgb(8, 64, 23)

HSL hsl(136 78% 14%)

CMYK cmyk(88, 0, 64, 75)

Luminance 0.0378

Contrast Black 1.76:1White 11.96:1

CSS

--color-084017: #084017;
.background-084017 { background-color: #084017; }
.text-084017 { color: #084017; }

Luminance0.0378

Black text1.76:1AA Fail

White text11.96:1AA 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":"#084017","rgb":[8,64,23],"hsl":[136,78,14],"cmyk":[88,0,64,75],"luminance":0.0378,"contrast":{"black":1.76,"white":11.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":11.96,"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":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.05,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#400831","hex":"#400831","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.3,"contrastWhite":16.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.79,"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/084017.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/carbon-fiber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#400831","analogous":["#154008","#084033"],"triadic":["#170840","#401708"],"tetradic":["#081540","#400831","#403308"],"splitComplementary":["#330840","#400815"],"monochromatic":["#129134","#084017","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#129134","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#004713","desaturated":"#10381A","pastel":"#25A246","neon":"#00701E"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":16.24807680927192},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":38.691084244306204},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":41.48493702538308},{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":42.15447781671598},{"slug":"slate-black","name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","distance":42.86023798347368}]

HEX meaning and use

About #084017

#084017 is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #084017 is visually closest to British Racing Green, a named green color with HEX #004225.

The RGB channels are 8, 64, and 23, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 136deg with 78% saturation and 14% 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 0.0378, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.76:1AA Fail

White text11.96:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #084017 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.76:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF11.96:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

Matte Black#FFFFFF text · best 17.41:1#1A1A1A

Carbon Fiber#FFFFFF text · best 17.05:1#1C1C1C

#400831#FFFFFF text · best 16.18:1#400831

Slate Black#FFFFFF text · best 14.79:1#26282A

Generated Palette

#084017#084017

#400831#400831

#154008#154008

#084033#084033

#129134#129134

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#400831#400831

#154008#154008

#084033#084033

#170840#170840

#401708#401708

Variants

#129134#129134

Black#000000

#004713#004713

#10381A#10381A

#25A246#25A246

#00701E#00701E

Nearest Named Colors

British Racing Green#004225

Emerald Dark#046307

Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C

Matte Black#1A1A1A

Slate Black#26282A

#084017

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #084017

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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