HEX atlas value

#226242

#226242 is a cool green HEX color nearest Hunter Green. RGB 34, 98, 66, HSL 150° 48% 26%, luminance 0.0947; view contrast and conversions.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#226242 Sample readable text

HEX #226242

RGB rgb(34, 98, 66)

HSL hsl(150 48% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(65, 0, 33, 62)

Luminance 0.0947

Contrast Black 2.89:1White 7.26:1

CSS

--color-226242: #226242;
.background-226242 { background-color: #226242; }
.text-226242 { color: #226242; }

HEX meaning and use

About #226242

#226242 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #226242 is visually closest to Hunter Green, a named green color with HEX #355E3B.

The RGB channels are 34, 98, and 66, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg with 48% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0947, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.89:1AA Fail

White text7.26:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #226242 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.89:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.26:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#0B1E14#0B1E14 · #FFFFFF text · best 17.36:1 #622242#622242 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.5:1 Pine Needle#334D41 · #FFFFFF text · best 9.22:1 Spruce#2E4F4F · #FFFFFF text · best 8.94:1 Dark Slate Grey#2F4F4F · #FFFFFF text · best 8.93:1

Generated Palette

#226242#226242

#622242#622242

#226222#226222

#226262#226262

#3AA670#3AA670

#0B1E14#0B1E14

Color Harmonies

#622242#622242

#226222#226222

#226262#226262

#422262#422262

#624222#624222

Variants

#3AA670#3AA670

#0B1E14#0B1E14

#147142#147142

#315442#315442

#59AB82#59AB82

#00AD57#00AD57

Nearest Named Colors

Hunter Green#355E3B

Spruce#2E4F4F

Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4F

Dark Slate Grey#2F4F4F

Pine Needle#334D41

Luminance0.0947

Black text2.89:1AA Fail

White text7.26:1AA 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":"#226242","rgb":[34,98,66],"hsl":[150,48,26],"cmyk":[65,0,33,62],"luminance":0.0947,"contrast":{"black":2.89,"white":7.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0B1E14","hex":"#0B1E14","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#622242","hex":"#622242","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.83,"contrastWhite":11.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Spruce","hex":"#2E4F4F","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Dark Slate Grey","hex":"#2F4F4F","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Hunter 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/226242.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/spruce.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-slate-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#622242","analogous":["#226222","#226262"],"triadic":["#422262","#624222"],"tetradic":["#222262","#622242","#626222"],"splitComplementary":["#622262","#622222"],"monochromatic":["#3AA670","#226242","#0B1E14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#3AA670","dark":"#0B1E14","saturated":"#147142","desaturated":"#315442","pastel":"#59AB82","neon":"#00AD57"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"spruce","name":"Spruce","hex":"#2E4F4F","distance":25.96150997149434},{"slug":"dark-slate-gray","name":"Dark Slate Gray","hex":"#2F4F4F","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"dark-slate-grey","name":"Dark Slate Grey","hex":"#2F4F4F","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"pine-needle","name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","distance":27.03701166919155}]

#226242

CSS

About #226242

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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