HEX atlas value

#28862E

#28862E is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 40, 134, 46, HSL 124, 54%, 34%, has luminance 0.177, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#28862E Sample readable text

HEX #28862E

RGB rgb(40, 134, 46)

HSL hsl(124 54% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(70, 0, 66, 47)

Luminance 0.177

Contrast Black 4.54:1White 4.63:1

CSS

--color-28862e: #28862E;
.background-28862e { background-color: #28862E; }
.text-28862e { color: #28862E; }

Luminance0.177

Black text4.54:1AA Pass

White text4.63:1AA 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":"#28862E","rgb":[40,134,46],"hsl":[124,54,34],"cmyk":[70,0,66,47],"luminance":0.177,"contrast":{"black":4.54,"white":4.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.63,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#133F16","hex":"#133F16","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.75,"contrastWhite":12,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#43C74B","hex":"#43C74B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.51,"contrastWhite":2.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#86287F","hex":"#86287F","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.62,"contrastWhite":8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

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":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/28862e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#86287F","analogous":["#508628","#28865D"],"triadic":["#2E2886","#862E28"],"tetradic":["#285086","#86287F","#865D28"],"splitComplementary":["#5D2886","#862850"],"monochromatic":["#43C74B","#28862E","#133F16"]}

Variants

{"light":"#43C74B","dark":"#133F16","saturated":"#15991E","desaturated":"#3B723F","pastel":"#6EBF73","neon":"#00D60E"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":14.317821063276353},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":41.737273509418415},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":44.02272140611028},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":45.71651780264984},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":52.48809388804284}]

HEX meaning and use

About #28862E

#28862E is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #28862E is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 40, 134, and 46, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 124deg with 54% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.177, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.54:1AA Pass

White text4.63:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #28862E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.54:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.63:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#133F16#FFFFFF text · best 12:1#133F16

#43C74B#000000 text · best 9.51:1#43C74B

#86287F#FFFFFF text · best 8:1#86287F

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

Dark Olive Green#FFFFFF text · best 5.95:1#556B2F

Generated Palette

#28862E#28862E

#86287F#86287F

#508628#508628

#28865D#28865D

#43C74B#43C74B

#133F16#133F16

Color Harmonies

#86287F#86287F

#508628#508628

#28865D#28865D

#2E2886#2E2886

#862E28#862E28

Variants

#43C74B#43C74B

#133F16#133F16

#15991E#15991E

#3B723F#3B723F

#6EBF73#6EBF73

#00D60E#00D60E

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Sea Green#2E8B57

Hunter Green#355E3B

Fern Green#4F7942

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

#28862E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #28862E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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