HEX atlas value

#286E17

#286E17 is a cool green HEX color close to Terre Verte. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 40, 110, 23, HSL 108, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.1166, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#286E17 Sample readable text

HEX #286E17

RGB rgb(40, 110, 23)

HSL hsl(108 65% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(64, 0, 79, 57)

Luminance 0.1166

Contrast Black 3.33:1White 6.3:1

CSS

--color-286e17: #286E17;
.background-286e17 { background-color: #286E17; }
.text-286e17 { color: #286E17; }

Luminance0.1166

Black text3.33:1AA Fail

White text6.3:1AA 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":"#286E17","rgb":[40,110,23],"hsl":[108,65,26],"cmyk":[64,0,79,57],"luminance":0.1166,"contrast":{"black":3.33,"white":6.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0C2207","hex":"#0C2207","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.25,"contrastWhite":16.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5C176D","hex":"#5C176D","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.8,"contrastWhite":11.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#44B927","hex":"#44B927","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.21,"contrastWhite":2.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"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","Terre Verte 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/286e17.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5C176D","analogous":["#546D17","#176D31"],"triadic":["#17286D","#6D1728"],"tetradic":["#17546D","#5C176D","#6D3117"],"splitComplementary":["#31176D","#6D1754"],"monochromatic":["#44B927","#286E17","#0C2207"]}

Variants

{"light":"#44B927","dark":"#0C2207","saturated":"#207C09","desaturated":"#315F26","pastel":"#5DC144","neon":"#23AD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":24},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":31.591137997862628},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":39.8622628559895},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":40.90232267243512},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":41.48493702538308}]

HEX meaning and use

About #286E17

#286E17 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #286E17 is visually closest to Terre Verte, a named green color with HEX #385E0F.

The RGB channels are 40, 110, and 23, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 108deg with 65% 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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.1166, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.33:1AA Fail

White text6.3:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #286E17 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.33:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.3:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#0C2207#FFFFFF text · best 16.83:1#0C2207

#5C176D#FFFFFF text · best 11.68:1#5C176D

#44B927#000000 text · best 8.21:1#44B927

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

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

Generated Palette

#286E17#286E17

#5C176D#5C176D

#546D17#546D17

#176D31#176D31

#44B927#44B927

#0C2207#0C2207

Color Harmonies

#5C176D#5C176D

#546D17#546D17

#176D31#176D31

#17286D#17286D

#6D1728#6D1728

Variants

#44B927#44B927

#0C2207#0C2207

#207C09#207C09

#315F26#315F26

#5DC144#5DC144

#23AD00#23AD00

Nearest Named Colors

Terre Verte#385E0F

Forest Green#228B22

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Emerald Dark#046307

Hunter Green#355E3B

#286E17

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #286E17

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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