HEX atlas value

#27A71B

#27A71B is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 39, 167, 27, HSL 115, 72%, 38%, has luminance 0.2815, and belongs to the vibrant and jewel tone groups.

green cool vibrant jewel-tone

#27A71B Sample readable text

HEX #27A71B

RGB rgb(39, 167, 27)

HSL hsl(115 72% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(77, 0, 84, 35)

Luminance 0.2815

Contrast Black 6.63:1White 3.17:1

CSS

--color-27a71b: #27A71B;
.background-27a71b { background-color: #27A71B; }
.text-27a71b { color: #27A71B; }

Luminance0.2815

Black text6.63:1AA Pass

White text3.17:1AA 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":"#27A71B","rgb":[39,167,27],"hsl":[115,72,38],"cmyk":[77,0,84,35],"luminance":0.2815,"contrast":{"black":6.63,"white":3.17}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.63,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.17,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4BE03E","hex":"#4BE03E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.03,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#14580E","hex":"#14580E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.43,"contrastWhite":8.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#15BC06","hex":"#15BC06","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.23,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","jewel tone","vibrant green","jewel tone green","Forest Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/27a71b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9B1BA7","analogous":["#6DA71B","#1BA755"],"triadic":["#1B27A7","#A71B27"],"tetradic":["#1B6DA7","#9B1BA7","#A7551B"],"splitComplementary":["#551BA7","#A71B6D"],"monochromatic":["#4BE03E","#27A71B","#14580E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#4BE03E","dark":"#14580E","saturated":"#15BC06","desaturated":"#399130","pastel":"#74D66B","neon":"#14EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":29.29163703175362},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":42.24926034855522},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":45.760244754590204},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":52.09606511052442},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":61.40846847137616}]

HEX meaning and use

About #27A71B

#27A71B is classified as a cool green value with vibrant and jewel tone visual character. #27A71B is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 39, 167, and 27, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 115deg with 72% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 0.2815, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.63:1AA Pass

White text3.17:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #27A71B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.63:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#4BE03E#000000 text · best 12.03:1#4BE03E

Lime Green#000000 text · best 9.91:1#32CD32

#14580E#FFFFFF text · best 8.63:1#14580E

Kelly Green#000000 text · best 8.43:1#4CBB17

#15BC06#000000 text · best 8.23:1#15BC06

Generated Palette

#27A71B#27A71B

#9B1BA7#9B1BA7

#6DA71B#6DA71B

#1BA755#1BA755

#4BE03E#4BE03E

#14580E#14580E

Color Harmonies

#9B1BA7#9B1BA7

#6DA71B#6DA71B

#1BA755#1BA755

#1B27A7#1B27A7

#A71B27#A71B27

Variants

#4BE03E#4BE03E

#14580E#14580E

#15BC06#15BC06

#399130#399130

#74D66B#74D66B

#14EB00#14EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Lime Green#32CD32

Scheele Green#478800

Green#008000

#27A71B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #27A71B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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