HEX atlas value

#156B06

#156B06 is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald Dark. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 21, 107, 6, HSL 111, 89%, 22%, has luminance 0.1069, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#156B06 Sample readable text

HEX #156B06

RGB rgb(21, 107, 6)

HSL hsl(111 89% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(80, 0, 94, 58)

Luminance 0.1069

Contrast Black 3.14:1White 6.69:1

CSS

--color-156b06: #156B06;
.background-156b06 { background-color: #156B06; }
.text-156b06 { color: #156B06; }

Luminance0.1069

Black text3.14:1AA Fail

White text6.69:1AA 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":"#156B06","rgb":[21,107,6],"hsl":[111,89,22],"cmyk":[80,0,94,58],"luminance":0.1069,"contrast":{"black":3.14,"white":6.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#041301","hex":"#041301","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.1,"contrastWhite":19.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5B066A","hex":"#5B066A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.68,"contrastWhite":12.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#26C10B","hex":"#26C10B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.72,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1E5E13","hex":"#1E5E13","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.67,"contrastWhite":7.88,"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/156b06.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":"#5B066A","analogous":["#476A06","#066A29"],"triadic":["#06156A","#6A0615"],"tetradic":["#06476A","#5B066A","#6A2906"],"splitComplementary":["#29066A","#6A0647"],"monochromatic":["#26C10B","#156B06","#041301"]}

Variants

{"light":"#26C10B","dark":"#041301","saturated":"#117000","desaturated":"#1E5E13","pastel":"#3AD11F","neon":"#179900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":18.81488772222678},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":22.93468988235943},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":30.298514815086232},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":38.40572873934304},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":44.46346815083142}]

HEX meaning and use

About #156B06

#156B06 is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #156B06 is visually closest to Emerald Dark, a named green color with HEX #046307.

The RGB channels are 21, 107, and 6, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 111deg 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 0.1069, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.14:1AA Fail

White text6.69:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #156B06 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.14:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.69:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#041301#FFFFFF text · best 19.13:1#041301

#5B066A#FFFFFF text · best 12.5:1#5B066A

#26C10B#000000 text · best 8.72:1#26C10B

#1E5E13#FFFFFF text · best 7.88:1#1E5E13

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

Generated Palette

#156B06#156B06

#5B066A#5B066A

#476A06#476A06

#066A29#066A29

#26C10B#26C10B

#041301#041301

Color Harmonies

#5B066A#5B066A

#476A06#476A06

#066A29#066A29

#06156A#06156A

#6A0615#6A0615

Variants

#26C10B#26C10B

#041301#041301

#117000#117000

#1E5E13#1E5E13

#3AD11F#3AD11F

#179900#179900

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald Dark#046307

Dark Green#006400

Green#008000

Terre Verte#385E0F

Forest Green#228B22

#156B06

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #156B06

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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