HEX atlas value

#165A2D

#165A2D is a cool green HEX color close to British Racing Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 22, 90, 45, HSL 140, 61%, 22%, has luminance 0.0767, and belongs to the dark, earth tone, and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone jewel-tone

#165A2D Sample readable text

HEX #165A2D

RGB rgb(22, 90, 45)

HSL hsl(140 61% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(76, 0, 50, 65)

Luminance 0.0767

Contrast Black 2.53:1White 8.29:1

CSS

--color-165a2d: #165A2D;
.background-165a2d { background-color: #165A2D; }
.text-165a2d { color: #165A2D; }

Luminance0.0767

Black text2.53:1AA Fail

White text8.29:1AA 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":"#165A2D","rgb":[22,90,45],"hsl":[140,61,22],"cmyk":[76,0,50,65],"luminance":0.0767,"contrast":{"black":2.53,"white":8.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#041008","hex":"#041008","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.08,"contrastWhite":19.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5A1644","hex":"#5A1644","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.63,"contrastWhite":12.87,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.81,"contrastWhite":11.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#224E31","hex":"#224E31","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.2,"contrastWhite":9.54,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","jewel tone","dark green","earth tone green","jewel tone green","British Racing Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/165a2d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/british-racing-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-needle.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A1644","analogous":["#215A16","#165A4F"],"triadic":["#2D165A","#5A2D16"],"tetradic":["#16215A","#5A1644","#5A4F16"],"splitComplementary":["#4F165A","#5A1621"],"monochromatic":["#28A451","#165A2D","#041008"]}

Variants

{"light":"#28A451","dark":"#041008","saturated":"#0A6729","desaturated":"#224E31","pastel":"#41AF65","neon":"#009933"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":33.52610922848042},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":34.249087579087416},{"slug":"pine-needle","name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","distance":37.54996671103717},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":42.76680956068619},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":43}]

HEX meaning and use

About #165A2D

#165A2D is classified as a cool green value with dark, earth tone, and jewel tone visual character. #165A2D is visually closest to British Racing Green, a named green color with HEX #004225.

The RGB channels are 22, 90, and 45, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 140deg with 61% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0767, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.53:1AA Fail

White text8.29:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #165A2D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.53:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.29:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#041008#FFFFFF text · best 19.41:1#041008

#5A1644#FFFFFF text · best 12.87:1#5A1644

British Racing Green#FFFFFF text · best 11.63:1#004225

#224E31#FFFFFF text · best 9.54:1#224E31

Pine Needle#FFFFFF text · best 9.22:1#334D41

Generated Palette

#165A2D#165A2D

#5A1644#5A1644

#215A16#215A16

#165A4F#165A4F

#28A451#28A451

#041008#041008

Color Harmonies

#5A1644#5A1644

#215A16#215A16

#165A4F#165A4F

#2D165A#2D165A

#5A2D16#5A2D16

Variants

#28A451#28A451

#041008#041008

#0A6729#0A6729

#224E31#224E31

#41AF65#41AF65

#009933#009933

Nearest Named Colors

British Racing Green#004225

Hunter Green#355E3B

Pine Needle#334D41

Bottle Green#006A4E

Emerald Dark#046307

#165A2D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #165A2D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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