HEX atlas value

#096B06

#096B06 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald Dark. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 9, 107, 6, HSL 118, 89%, 22%, has luminance 0.1059, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#096B06 Sample readable text

HEX #096B06

RGB rgb(9, 107, 6)

HSL hsl(118 89% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(92, 0, 94, 58)

Luminance 0.1059

Contrast Black 3.12:1White 6.74:1

CSS

--color-096b06: #096B06;
.background-096b06 { background-color: #096B06; }
.text-096b06 { color: #096B06; }

Luminance0.1059

Black text3.12:1AA Fail

White text6.74:1AA 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":"#096B06","rgb":[9,107,6],"hsl":[118,89,22],"cmyk":[92,0,94,58],"luminance":0.1059,"contrast":{"black":3.12,"white":6.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#021301","hex":"#021301","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#67066A","hex":"#67066A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.81,"contrastWhite":11.6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#11C10B","hex":"#11C10B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.66,"contrastWhite":2.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#155E13","hex":"#155E13","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.64,"contrastWhite":7.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","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/096b06.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":"#67066A","analogous":["#3B6A06","#066A35"],"triadic":["#06096A","#6A0609"],"tetradic":["#063B6A","#67066A","#6A3506"],"splitComplementary":["#35066A","#6A063B"],"monochromatic":["#11C10B","#096B06","#021301"]}

Variants

{"light":"#11C10B","dark":"#021301","saturated":"#047000","desaturated":"#155E13","pastel":"#25D11F","neon":"#059900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":9.486832980505138},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":49.3254498205541},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":49.58830507286975}]

HEX meaning and use

About #096B06

#096B06 is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #096B06 is visually closest to Emerald Dark, a named green color with HEX #046307.

The RGB channels are 9, 107, and 6, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 118deg with 89% 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 0.1059, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.12:1AA Fail

White text6.74:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #096B06 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.12:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.74:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#021301#FFFFFF text · best 19.16:1#021301

#67066A#FFFFFF text · best 11.6:1#67066A

#11C10B#000000 text · best 8.66:1#11C10B

#155E13#FFFFFF text · best 7.95:1#155E13

Terre Verte#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#385E0F

Generated Palette

#096B06#096B06

#67066A#67066A

#3B6A06#3B6A06

#066A35#066A35

#11C10B#11C10B

#021301#021301

Color Harmonies

#67066A#67066A

#3B6A06#3B6A06

#066A35#066A35

#06096A#06096A

#6A0609#6A0609

Variants

#11C10B#11C10B

#021301#021301

#047000#047000

#155E13#155E13

#25D11F#25D11F

#059900#059900

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald Dark#046307

Dark Green#006400

Green#008000

Forest Green#228B22

Terre Verte#385E0F

#096B06

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #096B06

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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