HEX atlas value

#2A8B23

#2A8B23 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 42, 139, 35, HSL 116, 60%, 34%, has luminance 0.1908, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#2A8B23 Sample readable text

HEX #2A8B23

RGB rgb(42, 139, 35)

HSL hsl(116 60% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(70, 0, 75, 45)

Luminance 0.1908

Contrast Black 4.82:1White 4.36:1

CSS

--color-2a8b23: #2A8B23;
.background-2a8b23 { background-color: #2A8B23; }
.text-2a8b23 { color: #2A8B23; }

Luminance0.1908

Black text4.82:1AA Pass

White text4.36:1AA 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":"#2A8B23","rgb":[42,139,35],"hsl":[116,60,34],"cmyk":[70,0,75,45],"luminance":0.1908,"contrast":{"black":4.82,"white":4.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.82,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#144110","hex":"#144110","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#45CE3B","hex":"#45CE3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.14,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#84238B","hex":"#84238B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.59,"contrastWhite":8.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#199E10","hex":"#199E10","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.94,"contrastWhite":3.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/2a8b23.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#84238B","analogous":["#5E8B23","#238B50"],"triadic":["#232A8B","#8B232A"],"tetradic":["#235E8B","#84238B","#8B5023"],"splitComplementary":["#50238B","#8B235E"],"monochromatic":["#45CE3B","#2A8B23","#144110"]}

Variants

{"light":"#45CE3B","dark":"#144110","saturated":"#199E10","desaturated":"#3A7836","pastel":"#6EC567","neon":"#0ED600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":8.06225774829855},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":45.552167895721496},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":51.19570294468082},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":51.51698748956503},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":52.15361924162119}]

HEX meaning and use

About #2A8B23

#2A8B23 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #2A8B23 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 42, 139, and 35, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 116deg with 60% 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 0.1908, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.82:1AA Pass

White text4.36:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #2A8B23 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.82:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#144110#FFFFFF text · best 11.71:1#144110

#45CE3B#000000 text · best 10.14:1#45CE3B

#84238B#FFFFFF text · best 8.1:1#84238B

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

#199E10#000000 text · best 5.94:1#199E10

Generated Palette

#2A8B23#2A8B23

#84238B#84238B

#5E8B23#5E8B23

#238B50#238B50

#45CE3B#45CE3B

#144110#144110

Color Harmonies

#84238B#84238B

#5E8B23#5E8B23

#238B50#238B50

#232A8B#232A8B

#8B232A#8B232A

Variants

#45CE3B#45CE3B

#144110#144110

#199E10#199E10

#3A7836#3A7836

#6EC567#6EC567

#0ED600#0ED600

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Scheele Green#478800

Terre Verte#385E0F

Fern Green#4F7942

Sea Green#2E8B57

#2A8B23

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #2A8B23

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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