HEX atlas value

#184427

#184427 is a cool green HEX color close to British Racing Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 24, 68, 39, HSL 140, 48%, 18%, has luminance 0.0447, and belongs to the dark, earth tone, and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone jewel-tone

#184427 Sample readable text

HEX #184427

RGB rgb(24, 68, 39)

HSL hsl(140 48% 18%)

CMYK cmyk(65, 0, 43, 73)

Luminance 0.0447

Contrast Black 1.89:1White 11.09:1

CSS

--color-184427: #184427;
.background-184427 { background-color: #184427; }
.text-184427 { color: #184427; }

Luminance0.0447

Black text1.89:1AA Fail

White text11.09:1AA 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":"#184427","rgb":[24,68,39],"hsl":[140,48,18],"cmyk":[65,0,43,73],"luminance":0.0447,"contrast":{"black":1.89,"white":11.09}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":11.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#441835","hex":"#441835","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.43,"contrastWhite":14.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.48,"contrastWhite":14.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Charcoal Blue","hex":"#263238","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.6,"contrastWhite":13.16,"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/184427.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/british-racing-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/charcoal-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gunmetal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#441835","analogous":["#1F4418","#18443D"],"triadic":["#271844","#442718"],"tetradic":["#181F44","#441835","#443D18"],"splitComplementary":["#3D1844","#44181F"],"monochromatic":["#30884D","#184427","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#30884D","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#0E4E23","desaturated":"#223A2A","pastel":"#499262","neon":"#00852C"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"charcoal-blue","name":"Charcoal Blue","hex":"#263238","distance":28.442925306655784},{"slug":"gunmetal","name":"Gunmetal","hex":"#2A3439","distance":30.066592756745816},{"slug":"slate-black","name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","distance":31.448370387032774},{"slug":"asphalt","name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","distance":31.654383582688826}]

HEX meaning and use

About #184427

#184427 is classified as a cool green value with dark, earth tone, and jewel tone visual character. #184427 is visually closest to British Racing Green, a named green color with HEX #004225.

The RGB channels are 24, 68, and 39, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 140deg with 48% saturation and 18% 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 0.0447, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.89:1AA Fail

White text11.09:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #184427 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.89:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF11.09:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

Slate Black#FFFFFF text · best 14.79:1#26282A

#441835#FFFFFF text · best 14.71:1#441835

Asphalt#FFFFFF text · best 14.15:1#2B2B2B

Charcoal Blue#FFFFFF text · best 13.16:1#263238

Generated Palette

#184427#184427

#441835#441835

#1F4418#1F4418

#18443D#18443D

#30884D#30884D

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#441835#441835

#1F4418#1F4418

#18443D#18443D

#271844#271844

#442718#442718

Variants

#30884D#30884D

Black#000000

#0E4E23#0E4E23

#223A2A#223A2A

#499262#499262

#00852C#00852C

Nearest Named Colors

British Racing Green#004225

Charcoal Blue#263238

Gunmetal#2A3439

Slate Black#26282A

Asphalt#2B2B2B

#184427

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #184427

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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