HEX atlas value

#15842A

#15842A is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 21, 132, 42, HSL 131, 73%, 30%, has luminance 0.1683, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#15842A Sample readable text

HEX #15842A

RGB rgb(21, 132, 42)

HSL hsl(131 73% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(84, 0, 68, 48)

Luminance 0.1683

Contrast Black 4.37:1White 4.81:1

CSS

--color-15842a: #15842A;
.background-15842a { background-color: #15842A; }
.text-15842a { color: #15842A; }

Luminance0.1683

Black text4.37:1AA Fail

White text4.81:1AA 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":"#15842A","rgb":[21,132,42],"hsl":[131,73,30],"cmyk":[84,0,68,48],"luminance":0.1683,"contrast":{"black":4.37,"white":4.81}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#083510","hex":"#083510","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.53,"contrastWhite":13.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#21D442","hex":"#21D442","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#841570","hex":"#841570","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.32,"contrastWhite":9.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.17,"contrastWhite":6.62,"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":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/15842a.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/green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#841570","analogous":["#388415","#158461"],"triadic":["#291584","#842915"],"tetradic":["#153884","#841570","#846115"],"splitComplementary":["#611584","#841538"],"monochromatic":["#21D442","#15842A","#083510"]}

Variants

{"light":"#21D442","dark":"#083510","saturated":"#04951E","desaturated":"#257434","pastel":"#4ACF62","neon":"#00C224"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":16.792855623746664},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":43.41658669218482},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":47.12748667179272},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":49.122296363260546},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":51.01960407529639}]

HEX meaning and use

About #15842A

#15842A is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #15842A is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 21, 132, and 42, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 131deg with 73% 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 0.1683, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.37:1AA Fail

White text4.81:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #15842A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.37:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.81:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#083510#FFFFFF text · best 13.74:1#083510

#21D442#000000 text · best 10.56:1#21D442

#841570#FFFFFF text · best 9.04:1#841570

Emerald Dark#FFFFFF text · best 7.52:1#046307

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

Generated Palette

#15842A#15842A

#841570#841570

#388415#388415

#158461#158461

#21D442#21D442

#083510#083510

Color Harmonies

#841570#841570

#388415#388415

#158461#158461

#291584#291584

#842915#842915

Variants

#21D442#21D442

#083510#083510

#04951E#04951E

#257434#257434

#4ACF62#4ACF62

#00C224#00C224

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Traffic Green#008450

Green#008000

Bottle Green#006A4E

Emerald Dark#046307

#15842A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #15842A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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