HEX atlas value

#1B6A20

#1B6A20 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 27, 106, 32, HSL 124, 59%, 26%, has luminance 0.1065, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#1B6A20 Sample readable text

HEX #1B6A20

RGB rgb(27, 106, 32)

HSL hsl(124 59% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(75, 0, 70, 58)

Luminance 0.1065

Contrast Black 3.13:1White 6.71:1

CSS

--color-1b6a20: #1B6A20;
.background-1b6a20 { background-color: #1B6A20; }
.text-1b6a20 { color: #1B6A20; }

Luminance0.1065

Black text3.13:1AA Fail

White text6.71:1AA 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":"#1B6A20","rgb":[27,106,32],"hsl":[124,59,26],"cmyk":[75,0,70,58],"luminance":0.1065,"contrast":{"black":3.13,"white":6.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#08200A","hex":"#08200A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.22,"contrastWhite":17.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#691B64","hex":"#691B64","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.94,"contrastWhite":10.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2A5B2D","hex":"#2A5B2D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.63,"contrastWhite":7.98,"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"]},{"name":"#2EB237","hex":"#2EB237","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.54,"contrastWhite":2.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Forest Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/1b6a20.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#691B64","analogous":["#3D691B","#1B6948"],"triadic":["#201B69","#69201B"],"tetradic":["#1B3D69","#691B64","#69481B"],"splitComplementary":["#481B69","#691B3D"],"monochromatic":["#2EB237","#1B6A20","#08200A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#2EB237","dark":"#08200A","saturated":"#0D7814","desaturated":"#2A5B2D","pastel":"#4BB952","neon":"#00AD0C"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":33.793490497431605},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":34.68429039204925},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":35.6931365951495},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":39.35733730830886},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":42.2965719651132}]

HEX meaning and use

About #1B6A20

#1B6A20 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #1B6A20 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 27, 106, and 32, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 124deg with 59% saturation and 26% 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 0.1065, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 33.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.13:1AA Fail

White text6.71:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #1B6A20 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.13:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.71:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#08200A#FFFFFF text · best 17.18:1#08200A

#691B64#FFFFFF text · best 10.81:1#691B64

#2A5B2D#FFFFFF text · best 7.98:1#2A5B2D

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

#2EB237#000000 text · best 7.54:1#2EB237

Generated Palette

#1B6A20#1B6A20

#691B64#691B64

#3D691B#3D691B

#1B6948#1B6948

#2EB237#2EB237

#08200A#08200A

Color Harmonies

#691B64#691B64

#3D691B#3D691B

#1B6948#1B6948

#201B69#201B69

#69201B#69201B

Variants

#2EB237#2EB237

#08200A#08200A

#0D7814#0D7814

#2A5B2D#2A5B2D

#4BB952#4BB952

#00AD0C#00AD0C

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Emerald Dark#046307

Terre Verte#385E0F

Hunter Green#355E3B

Dark Green#006400

#1B6A20

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #1B6A20

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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