HEX atlas value

#096738

#096738 is a cool green HEX color close to Bottle Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 9, 103, 56, HSL 150, 84%, 22%, has luminance 0.1004, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#096738 Sample readable text

HEX #096738

RGB rgb(9, 103, 56)

HSL hsl(150 84% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(91, 0, 46, 60)

Luminance 0.1004

Contrast Black 3.01:1White 6.98:1

CSS

--color-096738: #096738;
.background-096738 { background-color: #096738; }
.text-096738 { color: #096738; }

Luminance0.1004

Black text3.01:1AA Fail

White text6.98:1AA 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":"#096738","rgb":[9,103,56],"hsl":[150,84,22],"cmyk":[91,0,46,60],"luminance":0.1004,"contrast":{"black":3.01,"white":6.98}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.01,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#02130A","hex":"#02130A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#670938","hex":"#670938","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.67,"contrastWhite":12.56,"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":"#10BC66","hex":"#10BC66","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.41,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#155B38","hex":"#155B38","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.59,"contrastWhite":8.12,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","jewel tone","dark green","jewel tone green","Bottle 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/096738.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bottle-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peacock-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#670938","analogous":["#096709","#096767"],"triadic":["#380967","#673809"],"tetradic":["#090967","#670938","#676709"],"splitComplementary":["#670967","#670909"],"monochromatic":["#10BC66","#096738","#02130A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#10BC66","dark":"#02130A","saturated":"#007038","desaturated":"#155B38","pastel":"#25CB78","neon":"#00994D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":23.958297101421877},{"slug":"peacock-green","name":"Peacock Green","hex":"#006D5B","distance":36.6333181680284},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":38.704004960727254},{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":42.555845661906424},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":45.0111097397076}]

HEX meaning and use

About #096738

#096738 is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #096738 is visually closest to Bottle Green, a named green color with HEX #006A4E.

The RGB channels are 9, 103, and 56, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg with 84% 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 0.1004, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.96, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.01:1AA Fail

White text6.98:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #096738 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.01:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.98:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#02130A#FFFFFF text · best 19.09:1#02130A

#670938#FFFFFF text · best 12.56:1#670938

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

#10BC66#000000 text · best 8.41:1#10BC66

#155B38#FFFFFF text · best 8.12:1#155B38

Generated Palette

#096738#096738

#670938#670938

#096709#096709

#096767#096767

#10BC66#10BC66

#02130A#02130A

Color Harmonies

#670938#670938

#096709#096709

#096767#096767

#380967#380967

#673809#673809

Variants

#10BC66#10BC66

#02130A#02130A

#007038#007038

#155B38#155B38

#25CB78#25CB78

#00994D#00994D

Nearest Named Colors

Bottle Green#006A4E

Peacock Green#006D5B

Traffic Green#008450

British Racing Green#004225

Hunter Green#355E3B

#096738

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #096738

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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