HEX atlas value

#09A523

#09A523 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 9, 165, 35, HSL 130, 90%, 34%, has luminance 0.2709, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#09A523 Sample readable text

HEX #09A523

RGB rgb(9, 165, 35)

HSL hsl(130 90% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(95, 0, 79, 35)

Luminance 0.2709

Contrast Black 6.42:1White 3.27:1

CSS

--color-09a523: #09A523;
.background-09a523 { background-color: #09A523; }
.text-09a523 { color: #09A523; }

Luminance0.2709

Black text6.42:1AA Pass

White text3.27:1AA Fail

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":"#09A523","rgb":[9,165,35],"hsl":[130,90,34],"cmyk":[95,0,79,35],"luminance":0.2709,"contrast":{"black":6.42,"white":3.27}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#16F33B","hex":"#16F33B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.92,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#044E10","hex":"#044E10","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":9.99,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#00AD1D","hex":"#00AD1D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7,"contrastWhite":3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A5098B","hex":"#A5098B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.01,"contrastWhite":6.97,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Forest Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/09a523.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A5098B","analogous":["#3DA509","#09A571"],"triadic":["#2309A5","#A52309"],"tetradic":["#093DA5","#A5098B","#A57109"],"splitComplementary":["#7109A5","#A5093D"],"monochromatic":["#16F33B","#09A523","#044E10"]}

Variants

{"light":"#16F33B","dark":"#044E10","saturated":"#00AD1D","desaturated":"#1C922F","pastel":"#48E562","neon":"#00D624"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":36.08323710533743},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":51.720402163943},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":56.52433104425032},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":59.21148537234985},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":62.056425936400814}]

HEX meaning and use

About #09A523

#09A523 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #09A523 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 9, 165, and 35, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 130deg with 90% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.2709, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.42:1AA Pass

White text3.27:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #09A523 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.42:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#16F33B#000000 text · best 13.92:1#16F33B

#044E10#FFFFFF text · best 9.99:1#044E10

Lime Green#000000 text · best 9.91:1#32CD32

#00AD1D#000000 text · best 7:1#00AD1D

#A5098B#FFFFFF text · best 6.97:1#A5098B

Generated Palette

#09A523#09A523

#A5098B#A5098B

#3DA509#3DA509

#09A571#09A571

#16F33B#16F33B

#044E10#044E10

Color Harmonies

#A5098B#A5098B

#3DA509#3DA509

#09A571#09A571

#2309A5#2309A5

#A52309#A52309

Variants

#16F33B#16F33B

#044E10#044E10

#00AD1D#00AD1D

#1C922F#1C922F

#48E562#48E562

#00D624#00D624

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Green#008000

Traffic Green#008450

Lime Green#32CD32

Shamrock#009E60

#09A523

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #09A523

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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