HEX atlas value

#265E28

#265E28 is a cool green HEX color close to Hunter Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 38, 94, 40, HSL 122, 42%, 26%, has luminance 0.0857, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#265E28 Sample readable text

HEX #265E28

RGB rgb(38, 94, 40)

HSL hsl(122 42% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(60, 0, 57, 63)

Luminance 0.0857

Contrast Black 2.71:1White 7.74:1

CSS

--color-265e28: #265E28;
.background-265e28 { background-color: #265E28; }
.text-265e28 { color: #265E28; }

Luminance0.0857

Black text2.71:1AA Fail

White text7.74:1AA 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":"#265E28","rgb":[38,94,40],"hsl":[122,42,26],"cmyk":[60,0,57,63],"luminance":0.0857,"contrast":{"black":2.71,"white":7.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0C1D0C","hex":"#0C1D0C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.2,"contrastWhite":17.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5E265C","hex":"#5E265C","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.91,"contrastWhite":11.01,"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":"#355036","hex":"#355036","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Hunter Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/265e28.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-needle.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E265C","analogous":["#405E26","#265E44"],"triadic":["#28265E","#5E2826"],"tetradic":["#26405E","#5E265C","#5E4426"],"splitComplementary":["#44265E","#5E2640"],"monochromatic":["#419F44","#265E28","#0C1D0C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#419F44","dark":"#0C1D0C","saturated":"#186D1B","desaturated":"#355036","pastel":"#60A463","neon":"#00AD06"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":30.805843601498726},{"slug":"pine-needle","name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","distance":32.90896534380867},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":36.359317925395686},{"slug":"spruce","name":"Spruce","hex":"#2E4F4F","distance":42.5440947723653}]

HEX meaning and use

About #265E28

#265E28 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #265E28 is visually closest to Hunter Green, a named green color with HEX #355E3B.

The RGB channels are 38, 94, and 40, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 122deg with 42% 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 0.0857, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.71:1AA Fail

White text7.74:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #265E28 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.71:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.74:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#0C1D0C#FFFFFF text · best 17.56:1#0C1D0C

#5E265C#FFFFFF text · best 11.01:1#5E265C

Pine Needle#FFFFFF text · best 9.22:1#334D41

Spruce#FFFFFF text · best 8.94:1#2E4F4F

#355036#FFFFFF text · best 8.93:1#355036

Generated Palette

#265E28#265E28

#5E265C#5E265C

#405E26#405E26

#265E44#265E44

#419F44#419F44

#0C1D0C#0C1D0C

Color Harmonies

#5E265C#5E265C

#405E26#405E26

#265E44#265E44

#28265E#28265E

#5E2826#5E2826

Variants

#419F44#419F44

#0C1D0C#0C1D0C

#186D1B#186D1B

#355036#355036

#60A463#60A463

#00AD06#00AD06

Nearest Named Colors

Hunter Green#355E3B

Terre Verte#385E0F

Pine Needle#334D41

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Spruce#2E4F4F

#265E28

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #265E28

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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