HEX atlas value

#1E5A16

#1E5A16 is a cool green HEX color close to Terre Verte. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 30, 90, 22, HSL 113, 61%, 22%, has luminance 0.0765, and belongs to the dark, earth tone, and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone jewel-tone

#1E5A16 Sample readable text

HEX #1E5A16

RGB rgb(30, 90, 22)

HSL hsl(113 61% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(67, 0, 76, 65)

Luminance 0.0765

Contrast Black 2.53:1White 8.3:1

CSS

--color-1e5a16: #1E5A16;
.background-1e5a16 { background-color: #1E5A16; }
.text-1e5a16 { color: #1E5A16; }

Luminance0.0765

Black text2.53:1AA Fail

White text8.3:1AA 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":"#1E5A16","rgb":[30,90,22],"hsl":[113,61,22],"cmyk":[67,0,76,65],"luminance":0.0765,"contrast":{"black":2.53,"white":8.3}}

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":8.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#051004","hex":"#051004","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.08,"contrastWhite":19.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#52165A","hex":"#52165A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.62,"contrastWhite":12.95,"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":"#274E22","hex":"#274E22","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.2,"contrastWhite":9.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#165A30","hex":"#165A30","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.54,"contrastWhite":8.27,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","jewel tone","dark green","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Terre Verte 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/1e5a16.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#52165A","analogous":["#405A16","#165A30"],"triadic":["#161E5A","#5A161E"],"tetradic":["#16405A","#52165A","#5A3016"],"splitComplementary":["#30165A","#5A1640"],"monochromatic":["#36A428","#1E5A16","#051004"]}

Variants

{"light":"#36A428","dark":"#051004","saturated":"#14670A","desaturated":"#274E22","pastel":"#4EAF41","neon":"#129900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":27.2213151776324},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":31.336879231984796},{"slug":"dark-green","name":"Dark Green","hex":"#006400","distance":38.52272056851645},{"slug":"british-racing-green","name":"British Racing Green","hex":"#004225","distance":41.24318125460256},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":43.749285708454714}]

HEX meaning and use

About #1E5A16

#1E5A16 is classified as a cool green value with dark, earth tone, and jewel tone visual character. #1E5A16 is visually closest to Terre Verte, a named green color with HEX #385E0F.

The RGB channels are 30, 90, and 22, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 113deg 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 0.0765, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.53:1AA Fail

White text8.3:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #1E5A16 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.53:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.3:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#051004#FFFFFF text · best 19.41:1#051004

#52165A#FFFFFF text · best 12.95:1#52165A

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

#274E22#FFFFFF text · best 9.55:1#274E22

#165A30#FFFFFF text · best 8.27:1#165A30

Generated Palette

#1E5A16#1E5A16

#52165A#52165A

#405A16#405A16

#165A30#165A30

#36A428#36A428

#051004#051004

Color Harmonies

#52165A#52165A

#405A16#405A16

#165A30#165A30

#161E5A#161E5A

#5A161E#5A161E

Variants

#36A428#36A428

#051004#051004

#14670A#14670A

#274E22#274E22

#4EAF41#4EAF41

#129900#129900

Nearest Named Colors

Terre Verte#385E0F

Emerald Dark#046307

Dark Green#006400

British Racing Green#004225

Hunter Green#355E3B

#1E5A16

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #1E5A16

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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