HEX atlas value

#246E17

#246E17 is a cool green HEX color close to Terre Verte. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 36, 110, 23, HSL 111, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.1159, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#246E17 Sample readable text

HEX #246E17

RGB rgb(36, 110, 23)

HSL hsl(111 65% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(67, 0, 79, 57)

Luminance 0.1159

Contrast Black 3.32:1White 6.33:1

CSS

--color-246e17: #246E17;
.background-246e17 { background-color: #246E17; }
.text-246e17 { color: #246E17; }

Luminance0.1159

Black text3.32:1AA Fail

White text6.33:1AA 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":"#246E17","rgb":[36,110,23],"hsl":[111,65,26],"cmyk":[67,0,79,57],"luminance":0.1159,"contrast":{"black":3.32,"white":6.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0B2207","hex":"#0B2207","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.25,"contrastWhite":16.85,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#60176D","hex":"#60176D","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.84,"contrastWhite":11.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3DB927","hex":"#3DB927","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.17,"contrastWhite":2.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#2E5F26","hex":"#2E5F26","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Terre Verte adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/246e17.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald-dark.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#60176D","analogous":["#4F6D17","#176D35"],"triadic":["#17246D","#6D1724"],"tetradic":["#174F6D","#60176D","#6D3517"],"splitComplementary":["#35176D","#6D174F"],"monochromatic":["#3DB927","#246E17","#0B2207"]}

Variants

{"light":"#3DB927","dark":"#0B2207","saturated":"#1A7C09","desaturated":"#2E5F26","pastel":"#56C144","neon":"#1AAD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":26.832815729997478},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":31.080540535840107},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":37.429934544425805},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":42.906875905849866},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":43.32435804486894}]

HEX meaning and use

About #246E17

#246E17 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #246E17 is visually closest to Terre Verte, a named green color with HEX #385E0F.

The RGB channels are 36, 110, and 23, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 111deg with 65% saturation and 26% 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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.1159, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.32:1AA Fail

White text6.33:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #246E17 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.32:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.33:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#0B2207#FFFFFF text · best 16.85:1#0B2207

#60176D#FFFFFF text · best 11.41:1#60176D

#3DB927#000000 text · best 8.17:1#3DB927

Terre Verte#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#385E0F

#2E5F26#FFFFFF text · best 7.55:1#2E5F26

Generated Palette

#246E17#246E17

#60176D#60176D

#4F6D17#4F6D17

#176D35#176D35

#3DB927#3DB927

#0B2207#0B2207

Color Harmonies

#60176D#60176D

#4F6D17#4F6D17

#176D35#176D35

#17246D#17246D

#6D1724#6D1724

Variants

#3DB927#3DB927

#0B2207#0B2207

#1A7C09#1A7C09

#2E5F26#2E5F26

#56C144#56C144

#1AAD00#1AAD00

Nearest Named Colors

Terre Verte#385E0F

Forest Green#228B22

Emerald Dark#046307

Hunter Green#355E3B

Moss Deep#4A5D23

#246E17

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #246E17

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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