HEX atlas value

#21A138

#21A138 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 33, 161, 56, HSL 131, 66%, 38%, has luminance 0.261, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#21A138 Sample readable text

HEX #21A138

RGB rgb(33, 161, 56)

HSL hsl(131 66% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(80, 0, 65, 37)

Luminance 0.261

Contrast Black 6.22:1White 3.38:1

CSS

--color-21a138: #21A138;
.background-21a138 { background-color: #21A138; }
.text-21a138 { color: #21A138; }

Luminance0.261

Black text6.22:1AA Pass

White text3.38:1AA 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":"#21A138","rgb":[33,161,56],"hsl":[131,66,38],"cmyk":[80,0,65,37],"luminance":0.261,"contrast":{"black":6.22,"white":3.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#45D960","hex":"#45D960","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.35,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#11551E","hex":"#11551E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.34,"contrastWhite":8.97,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0CB62B","hex":"#0CB62B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.74,"contrastWhite":2.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A12189","hex":"#A12189","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.09,"contrastWhite":6.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

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/21a138.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A12189","analogous":["#49A121","#21A178"],"triadic":["#3821A1","#A13821"],"tetradic":["#2149A1","#A12189","#A17821"],"splitComplementary":["#7821A1","#A12149"],"monochromatic":["#45D960","#21A138","#11551E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#45D960","dark":"#11551E","saturated":"#0CB62B","desaturated":"#368C46","pastel":"#71D182","neon":"#00EB2B"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":31.12876483254676},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":40.17461885320133},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":47.54997371187496},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":50.05996404313531},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":51.94227565288221}]

HEX meaning and use

About #21A138

#21A138 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #21A138 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 33, 161, and 56, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 131deg with 66% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.261, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.13, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.22:1AA Pass

White text3.38:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #21A138 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.22:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#45D960#000000 text · best 11.35:1#45D960

Lime Green#000000 text · best 9.91:1#32CD32

#11551E#FFFFFF text · best 8.97:1#11551E

#0CB62B#000000 text · best 7.74:1#0CB62B

#A12189#FFFFFF text · best 6.79:1#A12189

Generated Palette

#21A138#21A138

#A12189#A12189

#49A121#49A121

#21A178#21A178

#45D960#45D960

#11551E#11551E

Color Harmonies

#A12189#A12189

#49A121#49A121

#21A178#21A178

#3821A1#3821A1

#A13821#A13821

Variants

#45D960#45D960

#11551E#11551E

#0CB62B#0CB62B

#368C46#368C46

#71D182#71D182

#00EB2B#00EB2B

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Sea Green#2E8B57

Lime Green#32CD32

Traffic Green#008450

Shamrock#009E60

#21A138

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #21A138

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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