HEX atlas value

#1C9A13

#1C9A13 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 28, 154, 19, HSL 116, 78%, 34%, has luminance 0.2341, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#1C9A13 Sample readable text

HEX #1C9A13

RGB rgb(28, 154, 19)

HSL hsl(116 78% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(82, 0, 88, 40)

Luminance 0.2341

Contrast Black 5.68:1White 3.7:1

CSS

--color-1c9a13: #1C9A13;
.background-1c9a13 { background-color: #1C9A13; }
.text-1c9a13 { color: #1C9A13; }

Luminance0.2341

Black text5.68:1AA Pass

White text3.7:1AA Fail

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":"#1C9A13","rgb":[28,154,19],"hsl":[116,78,34],"cmyk":[82,0,88,40],"luminance":0.2341,"contrast":{"black":5.68,"white":3.7}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.7,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#32E425","hex":"#32E425","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0D4909","hex":"#0D4909","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#91139A","hex":"#91139A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.76,"contrastWhite":7.6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

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":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/1c9a13.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#91139A","analogous":["#609A13","#139A4E"],"triadic":["#131C9A","#9A131C"],"tetradic":["#13609A","#91139A","#9A4E13"],"splitComplementary":["#4E139A","#9A1360"],"monochromatic":["#32E425","#1C9A13","#0D4909"]}

Variants

{"light":"#32E425","dark":"#0D4909","saturated":"#0CAD00","desaturated":"#2D8726","pastel":"#5DD855","neon":"#0ED600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":42.67317658670374},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":50.33885179461288},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":58.38664230798},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":61.196405123176966}]

HEX meaning and use

About #1C9A13

#1C9A13 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #1C9A13 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 28, 154, and 19, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 116deg with 78% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.2341, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.68:1AA Pass

White text3.7:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #1C9A13 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.68:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.7:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#32E425#000000 text · best 12.26:1#32E425

#0D4909#FFFFFF text · best 10.64:1#0D4909

Kelly Green#000000 text · best 8.43:1#4CBB17

#91139A#FFFFFF text · best 7.6:1#91139A

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

Generated Palette

#1C9A13#1C9A13

#91139A#91139A

#609A13#609A13

#139A4E#139A4E

#32E425#32E425

#0D4909#0D4909

Color Harmonies

#91139A#91139A

#609A13#609A13

#139A4E#139A4E

#131C9A#131C9A

#9A131C#9A131C

Variants

#32E425#32E425

#0D4909#0D4909

#0CAD00#0CAD00

#2D8726#2D8726

#5DD855#5DD855

#0ED600#0ED600

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Green#008000

Scheele Green#478800

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Emerald Dark#046307

#1C9A13

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #1C9A13

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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