HEX atlas value

#27901D

#27901D is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 39, 144, 29, HSL 115, 66%, 34%, has luminance 0.2047, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#27901D Sample readable text

HEX #27901D

RGB rgb(39, 144, 29)

HSL hsl(115 66% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(73, 0, 80, 44)

Luminance 0.2047

Contrast Black 5.09:1White 4.12:1

CSS

--color-27901d: #27901D;
.background-27901d { background-color: #27901D; }
.text-27901d { color: #27901D; }

Luminance0.2047

Black text5.09:1AA Pass

White text4.12:1AA Fail

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":"#27901D","rgb":[39,144,29],"hsl":[115,66,34],"cmyk":[73,0,80,44],"luminance":0.2047,"contrast":{"black":5.09,"white":4.12}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#12440E","hex":"#12440E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.86,"contrastWhite":11.3,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#41D534","hex":"#41D534","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.79,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#861D90","hex":"#861D90","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.59,"contrastWhite":8.1,"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":"#17A30A","hex":"#17A30A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.28,"contrastWhite":3.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

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":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/27901d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#861D90","analogous":["#60901D","#1D904D"],"triadic":["#1D2790","#901D27"],"tetradic":["#1D6090","#861D90","#904D1D"],"splitComplementary":["#4D1D90","#901D60"],"monochromatic":["#41D534","#27901D","#12440E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#41D534","dark":"#12440E","saturated":"#17A30A","desaturated":"#377D31","pastel":"#6ACC61","neon":"#12D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":8.660254037844387},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":43.9203825119955},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":51.16639522186413},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":54.63515351859094},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":55.50675634551167}]

HEX meaning and use

About #27901D

#27901D is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #27901D is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 39, 144, and 29, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 115deg with 66% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.2047, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.09:1AA Pass

White text4.12:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #27901D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.09:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#12440E#FFFFFF text · best 11.3:1#12440E

#41D534#000000 text · best 10.79:1#41D534

#861D90#FFFFFF text · best 8.1:1#861D90

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

#17A30A#000000 text · best 6.28:1#17A30A

Generated Palette

#27901D#27901D

#861D90#861D90

#60901D#60901D

#1D904D#1D904D

#41D534#41D534

#12440E#12440E

Color Harmonies

#861D90#861D90

#60901D#60901D

#1D904D#1D904D

#1D2790#1D2790

#901D27#901D27

Variants

#41D534#41D534

#12440E#12440E

#17A30A#17A30A

#377D31#377D31

#6ACC61#6ACC61

#12D600#12D600

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Scheele Green#478800

Green#008000

Terre Verte#385E0F

Avocado#568203

#27901D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #27901D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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