HEX atlas value

#165A39

#165A39 is a cool green HEX color close to Hunter Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 22, 90, 57, HSL 151, 61%, 22%, has luminance 0.0778, and belongs to the dark, earth tone, and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone jewel-tone

#165A39 Sample readable text

HEX #165A39

RGB rgb(22, 90, 57)

HSL hsl(151 61% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(76, 0, 37, 65)

Luminance 0.0778

Contrast Black 2.56:1White 8.22:1

CSS

--color-165a39: #165A39;
.background-165a39 { background-color: #165A39; }
.text-165a39 { color: #165A39; }

Luminance0.0778

Black text2.56:1AA Fail

White text8.22:1AA 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":"#165A39","rgb":[22,90,57],"hsl":[151,61,22],"cmyk":[76,0,37,65],"luminance":0.0778,"contrast":{"black":2.56,"white":8.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#04100A","hex":"#04100A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.08,"contrastWhite":19.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5A1637","hex":"#5A1637","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#224E39","hex":"#224E39","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.22,"contrastWhite":9.48,"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"]},{"name":"Spruce","hex":"#2E4F4F","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","jewel tone","dark green","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Hunter 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/165a39.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-needle.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bottle-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A1637","analogous":["#165A17","#16595A"],"triadic":["#39165A","#5A3916"],"tetradic":["#17165A","#5A1637","#595A16"],"splitComplementary":["#5A1659","#5A1716"],"monochromatic":["#28A468","#165A39","#04100A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#28A468","dark":"#04100A","saturated":"#0A673A","desaturated":"#224E39","pastel":"#41AF7A","neon":"#00994F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":31.32091952673165},{"slug":"pine-needle","name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","distance":32.77193921634788},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":34.36568055487916},{"slug":"spruce","name":"Spruce","hex":"#2E4F4F","distance":34.36568055487916},{"slug":"dark-slate-gray","name":"Dark Slate Gray","hex":"#2F4F4F","distance":35.07135583350036}]

HEX meaning and use

About #165A39

#165A39 is classified as a cool green value with dark, earth tone, and jewel tone visual character. #165A39 is visually closest to Hunter Green, a named green color with HEX #355E3B.

The RGB channels are 22, 90, and 57, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 151deg 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 0.0778, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.56:1AA Fail

White text8.22:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #165A39 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.56:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.22:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#04100A#FFFFFF text · best 19.37:1#04100A

#5A1637#FFFFFF text · best 13.09:1#5A1637

#224E39#FFFFFF text · best 9.48:1#224E39

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

Spruce#FFFFFF text · best 8.94:1#2E4F4F

Generated Palette

#165A39#165A39

#5A1637#5A1637

#165A17#165A17

#16595A#16595A

#28A468#28A468

#04100A#04100A

Color Harmonies

#5A1637#5A1637

#165A17#165A17

#16595A#16595A

#39165A#39165A

#5A3916#5A3916

Variants

#28A468#28A468

#04100A#04100A

#0A673A#0A673A

#224E39#224E39

#41AF7A#41AF7A

#00994F#00994F

Nearest Named Colors

Hunter Green#355E3B

Pine Needle#334D41

Bottle Green#006A4E

Spruce#2E4F4F

Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4F

#165A39

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #165A39

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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