HEX atlas value

#277F1A

#277F1A is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 39, 127, 26, HSL 112, 66%, 30%, has luminance 0.1568, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#277F1A Sample readable text

HEX #277F1A

RGB rgb(39, 127, 26)

HSL hsl(112 66% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(69, 0, 80, 50)

Luminance 0.1568

Contrast Black 4.14:1White 5.08:1

CSS

--color-277f1a: #277F1A;
.background-277f1a { background-color: #277F1A; }
.text-277f1a { color: #277F1A; }

Luminance0.1568

Black text4.14:1AA Fail

White text5.08:1AA 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":"#277F1A","rgb":[39,127,26],"hsl":[112,66,30],"cmyk":[69,0,80,50],"luminance":0.1568,"contrast":{"black":4.14,"white":5.08}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#10330A","hex":"#10330A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.5,"contrastWhite":14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3FCB2A","hex":"#3FCB2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.79,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#721A7F","hex":"#721A7F","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.17,"contrastWhite":9.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

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":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/277f1a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#721A7F","analogous":["#5A7F1A","#1A7F3F"],"triadic":["#1A277F","#7F1A27"],"tetradic":["#1A5A7F","#721A7F","#7F3F1A"],"splitComplementary":["#3F1A7F","#7F1A5A"],"monochromatic":["#3FCB2A","#277F1A","#10330A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#3FCB2A","dark":"#10330A","saturated":"#1B9009","desaturated":"#346E2B","pastel":"#61C752","neon":"#1AC200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":15.264337522473747},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":38.71692136521188},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":42.20189569201838},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":46.88283267892417},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":48.68264577855234}]

HEX meaning and use

About #277F1A

#277F1A is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #277F1A is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 39, 127, and 26, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 112deg with 66% saturation and 30% 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 0.1568, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.26, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.14:1AA Fail

White text5.08:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #277F1A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.14:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.08:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#10330A#FFFFFF text · best 14:1#10330A

#3FCB2A#000000 text · best 9.79:1#3FCB2A

#721A7F#FFFFFF text · best 9.68:1#721A7F

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

Emerald Dark#FFFFFF text · best 7.52:1#046307

Generated Palette

#277F1A#277F1A

#721A7F#721A7F

#5A7F1A#5A7F1A

#1A7F3F#1A7F3F

#3FCB2A#3FCB2A

#10330A#10330A

Color Harmonies

#721A7F#721A7F

#5A7F1A#5A7F1A

#1A7F3F#1A7F3F

#1A277F#1A277F

#7F1A27#7F1A27

Variants

#3FCB2A#3FCB2A

#10330A#10330A

#1B9009#1B9009

#346E2B#346E2B

#61C752#61C752

#1AC200#1AC200

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Terre Verte#385E0F

Scheele Green#478800

Green#008000

Emerald Dark#046307

#277F1A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #277F1A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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