HEX atlas value

#2A5A3D

#2A5A3D is a cool green HEX color close to Hunter Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 42, 90, 61, HSL 144, 36%, 26%, has luminance 0.0814, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#2A5A3D Sample readable text

HEX #2A5A3D

RGB rgb(42, 90, 61)

HSL hsl(144 36% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(53, 0, 32, 65)

Luminance 0.0814

Contrast Black 2.63:1White 7.99:1

CSS

--color-2a5a3d: #2A5A3D;
.background-2a5a3d { background-color: #2A5A3D; }
.text-2a5a3d { color: #2A5A3D; }

Luminance0.0814

Black text2.63:1AA Fail

White text7.99:1AA 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":"#2A5A3D","rgb":[42,90,61],"hsl":[144,36,26],"cmyk":[53,0,32,65],"luminance":0.0814,"contrast":{"black":2.63,"white":7.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.63,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0D1C13","hex":"#0D1C13","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.19,"contrastWhite":17.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5A2A47","hex":"#5A2A47","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.86,"contrastWhite":11.31,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#394C40","hex":"#394C40","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.28,"contrastWhite":9.2,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Spruce","hex":"#2E4F4F","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Hunter Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/2a5a3d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-needle.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/spruce.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A2A47","analogous":["#2F5A2A","#2A5A55"],"triadic":["#3E2A5A","#5A3E2A"],"tetradic":["#2A2F5A","#5A2A47","#5A552A"],"splitComplementary":["#552A5A","#5A2A2F"],"monochromatic":["#489968","#2A5A3D","#0D1C13"]}

Variants

{"light":"#489968","dark":"#0D1C13","saturated":"#1C693B","desaturated":"#394C40","pastel":"#689C7D","neon":"#00AD45"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":11.874342087037917},{"slug":"pine-needle","name":"Pine Needle","hex":"#334D41","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"spruce","name":"Spruce","hex":"#2E4F4F","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"dark-slate-gray","name":"Dark Slate Gray","hex":"#2F4F4F","distance":21.6794833886788},{"slug":"dark-slate-grey","name":"Dark Slate Grey","hex":"#2F4F4F","distance":21.6794833886788}]

HEX meaning and use

About #2A5A3D

#2A5A3D is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #2A5A3D is visually closest to Hunter Green, a named green color with HEX #355E3B.

The RGB channels are 42, 90, and 61, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 144deg with 36% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0814, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.63:1AA Fail

White text7.99:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #2A5A3D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.63:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.99:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#0D1C13#FFFFFF text · best 17.62:1#0D1C13

#5A2A47#FFFFFF text · best 11.31:1#5A2A47

Pine Needle#FFFFFF text · best 9.22:1#334D41

#394C40#FFFFFF text · best 9.2:1#394C40

Spruce#FFFFFF text · best 8.94:1#2E4F4F

Generated Palette

#2A5A3D#2A5A3D

#5A2A47#5A2A47

#2F5A2A#2F5A2A

#2A5A55#2A5A55

#489968#489968

#0D1C13#0D1C13

Color Harmonies

#5A2A47#5A2A47

#2F5A2A#2F5A2A

#2A5A55#2A5A55

#3E2A5A#3E2A5A

#5A3E2A#5A3E2A

Variants

#489968#489968

#0D1C13#0D1C13

#1C693B#1C693B

#394C40#394C40

#689C7D#689C7D

#00AD45#00AD45

Nearest Named Colors

Hunter Green#355E3B

Pine Needle#334D41

Spruce#2E4F4F

Dark Slate Gray#2F4F4F

Dark Slate Grey#2F4F4F

#2A5A3D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #2A5A3D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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