HEX atlas value

#23A121

#23A121 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 35, 161, 33, HSL 119, 66%, 38%, has luminance 0.2596, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#23A121 Sample readable text

HEX #23A121

RGB rgb(35, 161, 33)

HSL hsl(119 66% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(78, 0, 80, 37)

Luminance 0.2596

Contrast Black 6.19:1White 3.39:1

CSS

--color-23a121: #23A121;
.background-23a121 { background-color: #23A121; }
.text-23a121 { color: #23A121; }

Luminance0.2596

Black text6.19:1AA Pass

White text3.39:1AA 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":"#23A121","rgb":[35,161,33],"hsl":[119,66,38],"cmyk":[78,0,80,37],"luminance":0.2596,"contrast":{"black":6.19,"white":3.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#47D945","hex":"#47D945","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.28,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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":"#125511","hex":"#125511","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.33,"contrastWhite":9,"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":"#0EB60C","hex":"#0EB60C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.72,"contrastWhite":2.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/23a121.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9F21A1","analogous":["#63A121","#21A15F"],"triadic":["#2123A1","#A12123"],"tetradic":["#2163A1","#9F21A1","#A15F21"],"splitComplementary":["#5F21A1","#A12163"],"monochromatic":["#47D945","#23A121","#125511"]}

Variants

{"light":"#47D945","dark":"#125511","saturated":"#0EB60C","desaturated":"#388C36","pastel":"#72D171","neon":"#04EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":49.49747468305833},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":49.56813492557492},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":54.86346689738081},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":58.33523806414096}]

HEX meaning and use

About #23A121

#23A121 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #23A121 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 35, 161, and 33, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 119deg 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 0.2596, 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 text6.19:1AA Pass

White text3.39:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #23A121 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.19:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#47D945#000000 text · best 11.28:1#47D945

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

#125511#FFFFFF text · best 9:1#125511

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

#0EB60C#000000 text · best 7.72:1#0EB60C

Generated Palette

#23A121#23A121

#9F21A1#9F21A1

#63A121#63A121

#21A15F#21A15F

#47D945#47D945

#125511#125511

Color Harmonies

#9F21A1#9F21A1

#63A121#63A121

#21A15F#21A15F

#2123A1#2123A1

#A12123#A12123

Variants

#47D945#47D945

#125511#125511

#0EB60C#0EB60C

#388C36#388C36

#72D171#72D171

#04EB00#04EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Lime Green#32CD32

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Scheele Green#478800

Green#008000

#23A121

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #23A121

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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