HEX atlas value

#0C8D42

#0C8D42 is a cool green HEX color close to Traffic Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 12, 141, 66, HSL 145, 84%, 30%, has luminance 0.1952, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#0C8D42 Sample readable text

HEX #0C8D42

RGB rgb(12, 141, 66)

HSL hsl(145 84% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(91, 0, 53, 45)

Luminance 0.1952

Contrast Black 4.9:1White 4.28:1

CSS

--color-0c8d42: #0C8D42;
.background-0c8d42 { background-color: #0C8D42; }
.text-0c8d42 { color: #0C8D42; }

Luminance0.1952

Black text4.9:1AA Pass

White text4.28:1AA 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":"#0C8D42","rgb":[12,141,66],"hsl":[145,84,30],"cmyk":[91,0,53,45],"luminance":0.1952,"contrast":{"black":4.9,"white":4.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#05381A","hex":"#05381A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.59,"contrastWhite":13.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#14E169","hex":"#14E169","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8D0C57","hex":"#8D0C57","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.32,"contrastWhite":9.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.17,"contrastWhite":6.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.06,"contrastWhite":3.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Traffic Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/0c8d42.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8D0C57","analogous":["#178D0C","#0C8D82"],"triadic":["#420C8D","#8D420C"],"tetradic":["#0C178D","#8D0C57","#8D820C"],"splitComplementary":["#820C8D","#8D0C17"],"monochromatic":["#14E169","#0C8D42","#05381A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#14E169","dark":"#05381A","saturated":"#009940","desaturated":"#1D7C45","pastel":"#3DDB7F","neon":"#00C251"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":20.518284528683193},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":36.51027252705737},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":38.88444419044716},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":38.897300677553446},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":40.01249804748511}]

HEX meaning and use

About #0C8D42

#0C8D42 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #0C8D42 is visually closest to Traffic Green, a named green color with HEX #008450.

The RGB channels are 12, 141, and 66, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 145deg with 84% saturation and 30% 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 0.1952, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.9:1AA Pass

White text4.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #0C8D42 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.9:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#05381A#FFFFFF text · best 13.22:1#05381A

#14E169#000000 text · best 12:1#14E169

#8D0C57#FFFFFF text · best 9.04:1#8D0C57

Bottle Green#FFFFFF text · best 6.62:1#006A4E

Shamrock#000000 text · best 6.06:1#009E60

Generated Palette

#0C8D42#0C8D42

#8D0C57#8D0C57

#178D0C#178D0C

#0C8D82#0C8D82

#14E169#14E169

#05381A#05381A

Color Harmonies

#8D0C57#8D0C57

#178D0C#178D0C

#0C8D82#0C8D82

#420C8D#420C8D

#8D420C#8D420C

Variants

#14E169#14E169

#05381A#05381A

#009940#009940

#1D7C45#1D7C45

#3DDB7F#3DDB7F

#00C251#00C251

Nearest Named Colors

Traffic Green#008450

Shamrock#009E60

Forest Green#228B22

Bottle Green#006A4E

Sea Green#2E8B57

#0C8D42

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #0C8D42

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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