HEX atlas value

#09A537

#09A537 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 9, 165, 55, HSL 138, 90%, 34%, has luminance 0.2724, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#09A537 Sample readable text

HEX #09A537

RGB rgb(9, 165, 55)

HSL hsl(138 90% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(95, 0, 67, 35)

Luminance 0.2724

Contrast Black 6.45:1White 3.26:1

CSS

--color-09a537: #09A537;
.background-09a537 { background-color: #09A537; }
.text-09a537 { color: #09A537; }

Luminance0.2724

Black text6.45:1AA Pass

White text3.26:1AA 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":"#09A537","rgb":[9,165,55],"hsl":[138,90,34],"cmyk":[95,0,67,35],"luminance":0.2724,"contrast":{"black":6.45,"white":3.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#16F359","hex":"#16F359","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#044E1A","hex":"#044E1A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.11,"contrastWhite":9.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A50976","hex":"#A50976","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.9,"contrastWhite":7.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#00AD34","hex":"#00AD34","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.03,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Jade","hex":"#00A86B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.81,"contrastWhite":3.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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/09a537.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A50976","analogous":["#28A509","#09A586"],"triadic":["#3709A5","#A53709"],"tetradic":["#0928A5","#A50976","#A58609"],"splitComplementary":["#8609A5","#A50928"],"monochromatic":["#16F359","#09A537","#044E1A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#16F359","dark":"#044E1A","saturated":"#00AD34","desaturated":"#1C923F","pastel":"#48E577","neon":"#00D640"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":41.737273509418415},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":42.36744032862972},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":42.555845661906424},{"slug":"jade","name":"Jade","hex":"#00A86B","distance":52.85830114561004},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":55.39855593785816}]

HEX meaning and use

About #09A537

#09A537 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #09A537 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 9, 165, and 55, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 138deg 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 0.2724, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 41.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.45:1AA Pass

White text3.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #09A537 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.45:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#16F359#000000 text · best 14:1#16F359

#044E1A#FFFFFF text · best 9.95:1#044E1A

#A50976#FFFFFF text · best 7.24:1#A50976

#00AD34#000000 text · best 7.03:1#00AD34

Jade#000000 text · best 6.81:1#00A86B

Generated Palette

#09A537#09A537

#A50976#A50976

#28A509#28A509

#09A586#09A586

#16F359#16F359

#044E1A#044E1A

Color Harmonies

#A50976#A50976

#28A509#28A509

#09A586#09A586

#3709A5#3709A5

#A53709#A53709

Variants

#16F359#16F359

#044E1A#044E1A

#00AD34#00AD34

#1C923F#1C923F

#48E577#48E577

#00D640#00D640

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Traffic Green#008450

Shamrock#009E60

Jade#00A86B

Sea Green#2E8B57

#09A537

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #09A537

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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