HEX atlas value

#265E3C

#265E3C is a cool green HEX color close to Hunter Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 38, 94, 60, HSL 144, 42%, 26%, has luminance 0.0874, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#265E3C Sample readable text

HEX #265E3C

RGB rgb(38, 94, 60)

HSL hsl(144 42% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(60, 0, 36, 63)

Luminance 0.0874

Contrast Black 2.75:1White 7.64:1

CSS

--color-265e3c: #265E3C;
.background-265e3c { background-color: #265E3C; }
.text-265e3c { color: #265E3C; }

Luminance0.0874

Black text2.75:1AA Fail

White text7.64:1AA 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":"#265E3C","rgb":[38,94,60],"hsl":[144,42,26],"cmyk":[60,0,36,63],"luminance":0.0874,"contrast":{"black":2.75,"white":7.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0C1D13","hex":"#0C1D13","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.2,"contrastWhite":17.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5E2648","hex":"#5E2648","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.38,"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","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/265e3c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-needle.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/spruce.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E2648","analogous":["#2C5E26","#265E59"],"triadic":["#3D265E","#5E3D26"],"tetradic":["#262C5E","#5E2648","#5E5926"],"splitComplementary":["#59265E","#5E262C"],"monochromatic":["#419F67","#265E3C","#0C1D13"]}

Variants

{"light":"#419F67","dark":"#0C1D13","saturated":"#186D3A","desaturated":"#355040","pastel":"#60A47B","neon":"#00AD45"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":15.033296378372908},{"slug":"pine-needle","name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","distance":21.97726097583591},{"slug":"spruce","name":"Spruce","hex":"#2E4F4F","distance":25.495097567963924},{"slug":"dark-slate-gray","name":"Dark Slate Gray","hex":"#2F4F4F","distance":25.826343140289914},{"slug":"dark-slate-grey","name":"Dark Slate Grey","hex":"#2F4F4F","distance":25.826343140289914}]

HEX meaning and use

About #265E3C

#265E3C is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #265E3C is visually closest to Hunter Green, a named green color with HEX #355E3B.

The RGB channels are 38, 94, and 60, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 144deg 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 0.0874, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.75:1AA Fail

White text7.64:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #265E3C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.75:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.64:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#0C1D13#FFFFFF text · best 17.5:1#0C1D13

#5E2648#FFFFFF text · best 11.38:1#5E2648

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

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

Dark Slate Grey#FFFFFF text · best 8.93:1#2F4F4F

Generated Palette

#265E3C#265E3C

#5E2648#5E2648

#2C5E26#2C5E26

#265E59#265E59

#419F67#419F67

#0C1D13#0C1D13

Color Harmonies

#5E2648#5E2648

#2C5E26#2C5E26

#265E59#265E59

#3D265E#3D265E

#5E3D26#5E3D26

Variants

#419F67#419F67

#0C1D13#0C1D13

#186D3A#186D3A

#355040#355040

#60A47B#60A47B

#00AD45#00AD45

Nearest Named Colors

Hunter Green#355E3B

Pine Needle#334D41

Spruce#2E4F4F

Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4F

Dark Slate Grey#2F4F4F

#265E3C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #265E3C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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