HEX atlas value

#287A1F

#287A1F is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 40, 122, 31, HSL 114, 59%, 30%, has luminance 0.1447, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#287A1F Sample readable text

HEX #287A1F

RGB rgb(40, 122, 31)

HSL hsl(114 59% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(67, 0, 75, 52)

Luminance 0.1447

Contrast Black 3.89:1White 5.39:1

CSS

--color-287a1f: #287A1F;
.background-287a1f { background-color: #287A1F; }
.text-287a1f { color: #287A1F; }

Luminance0.1447

Black text3.89:1AA Fail

White text5.39:1AA 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":"#287A1F","rgb":[40,122,31],"hsl":[114,59,30],"cmyk":[67,0,75,52],"luminance":0.1447,"contrast":{"black":3.89,"white":5.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#10310D","hex":"#10310D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.47,"contrastWhite":14.31,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#711F7A","hex":"#711F7A","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.18,"contrastWhite":9.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#41C332","hex":"#41C332","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.08,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Forest Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/287a1f.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/hunter-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#711F7A","analogous":["#567A1F","#1F7A43"],"triadic":["#1F287A","#7A1F28"],"tetradic":["#1F567A","#711F7A","#7A431F"],"splitComplementary":["#431F7A","#7A1F56"],"monochromatic":["#41C332","#287A1F","#10310D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#41C332","dark":"#10310D","saturated":"#1B8A0F","desaturated":"#366930","pastel":"#64BF5A","neon":"#13C200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":18.275666882497067},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":36},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":41.677331968349414},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":44.86646854834911},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":46.021733996015406}]

HEX meaning and use

About #287A1F

#287A1F is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #287A1F is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 40, 122, and 31, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 114deg with 59% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1447, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.28, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.89:1AA Fail

White text5.39:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #287A1F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.89:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.39:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#10310D#FFFFFF text · best 14.31:1#10310D

#711F7A#FFFFFF text · best 9.63:1#711F7A

#41C332#000000 text · best 9.08:1#41C332

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

Hunter Green#FFFFFF text · best 7.46:1#355E3B

Generated Palette

#287A1F#287A1F

#711F7A#711F7A

#567A1F#567A1F

#1F7A43#1F7A43

#41C332#41C332

#10310D#10310D

Color Harmonies

#711F7A#711F7A

#567A1F#567A1F

#1F7A43#1F7A43

#1F287A#1F287A

#7A1F28#7A1F28

Variants

#41C332#41C332

#10310D#10310D

#1B8A0F#1B8A0F

#366930#366930

#64BF5A#64BF5A

#13C200#13C200

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Terre Verte#385E0F

Hunter Green#355E3B

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Scheele Green#478800

#287A1F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #287A1F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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