HEX atlas value

#256A1B

#256A1B is a cool green HEX color close to Terre Verte. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 37, 106, 27, HSL 112, 59%, 26%, has luminance 0.1078, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#256A1B Sample readable text

HEX #256A1B

RGB rgb(37, 106, 27)

HSL hsl(112 59% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(65, 0, 75, 58)

Luminance 0.1078

Contrast Black 3.16:1White 6.65:1

CSS

--color-256a1b: #256A1B;
.background-256a1b { background-color: #256A1B; }
.text-256a1b { color: #256A1B; }

Luminance0.1078

Black text3.16:1AA Fail

White text6.65:1AA 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":"#256A1B","rgb":[37,106,27],"hsl":[112,59,26],"cmyk":[65,0,75,58],"luminance":0.1078,"contrast":{"black":3.16,"white":6.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.16,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0C2008","hex":"#0C2008","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5F1B69","hex":"#5F1B69","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#305B2A","hex":"#305B2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.66,"contrastWhite":7.91,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#40B22E","hex":"#40B22E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Terre Verte 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/256a1b.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/hunter-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5F1B69","analogous":["#4D691B","#1B6938"],"triadic":["#1B2669","#691B26"],"tetradic":["#1B4D69","#5F1B69","#69381B"],"splitComplementary":["#381B69","#691B4D"],"monochromatic":["#40B22E","#256A1B","#0C2008"]}

Variants

{"light":"#40B22E","dark":"#0C2008","saturated":"#1B780D","desaturated":"#305B2A","pastel":"#5AB94B","neon":"#17AD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":25.475478405713993},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":33.8673884437522},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":37.73592452822641},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":39.21734310225516},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":40.024992192379}]

HEX meaning and use

About #256A1B

#256A1B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #256A1B is visually closest to Terre Verte, a named green color with HEX #385E0F.

The RGB channels are 37, 106, and 27, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 112deg with 59% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1078, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.16:1AA Fail

White text6.65:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #256A1B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.16:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.65:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#0C2008#FFFFFF text · best 17.13:1#0C2008

#5F1B69#FFFFFF text · best 11.36:1#5F1B69

#305B2A#FFFFFF text · best 7.91:1#305B2A

#40B22E#000000 text · best 7.63:1#40B22E

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

Generated Palette

#256A1B#256A1B

#5F1B69#5F1B69

#4D691B#4D691B

#1B6938#1B6938

#40B22E#40B22E

#0C2008#0C2008

Color Harmonies

#5F1B69#5F1B69

#4D691B#4D691B

#1B6938#1B6938

#1B2669#1B2669

#691B26#691B26

Variants

#40B22E#40B22E

#0C2008#0C2008

#1B780D#1B780D

#305B2A#305B2A

#5AB94B#5AB94B

#17AD00#17AD00

Nearest Named Colors

Terre Verte#385E0F

Forest Green#228B22

Hunter Green#355E3B

Emerald Dark#046307

Moss Deep#4A5D23

#256A1B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #256A1B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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