HEX atlas value

#2A8D0C

#2A8D0C is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 42, 141, 12, HSL 106, 84%, 30%, has luminance 0.1957, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#2A8D0C Sample readable text

HEX #2A8D0C

RGB rgb(42, 141, 12)

HSL hsl(106 84% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(70, 0, 91, 45)

Luminance 0.1957

Contrast Black 4.91:1White 4.27:1

CSS

--color-2a8d0c: #2A8D0C;
.background-2a8d0c { background-color: #2A8D0C; }
.text-2a8d0c { color: #2A8D0C; }

Luminance0.1957

Black text4.91:1AA Pass

White text4.27:1AA 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":"#2A8D0C","rgb":[42,141,12],"hsl":[106,84,30],"cmyk":[70,0,91,45],"luminance":0.1957,"contrast":{"black":4.91,"white":4.27}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#113805","hex":"#113805","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.59,"contrastWhite":13.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#44E114","hex":"#44E114","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.03,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6F0C8D","hex":"#6F0C8D","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.11,"contrastWhite":9.93,"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":"#249900","hex":"#249900","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.63,"contrastWhite":3.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Forest Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/2a8d0c.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/green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6F0C8D","analogous":["#6A8D0C","#0C8D2F"],"triadic":["#0C2A8D","#8D0C2A"],"tetradic":["#0C6A8D","#6F0C8D","#8D2F0C"],"splitComplementary":["#2F0C8D","#8D0C6A"],"monochromatic":["#44E114","#2A8D0C","#113805"]}

Variants

{"light":"#44E114","dark":"#113805","saturated":"#249900","desaturated":"#337C1D","pastel":"#62DB3D","neon":"#2DC200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":23.49468024894146},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":31.78049716414141},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":45.574115460423364},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":46.238512086787566},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":49.13247398615299}]

HEX meaning and use

About #2A8D0C

#2A8D0C is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #2A8D0C is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 42, 141, and 12, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 106deg with 84% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 0.1957, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.91:1AA Pass

White text4.27:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #2A8D0C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.91:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#113805#FFFFFF text · best 13.19:1#113805

#44E114#000000 text · best 12.03:1#44E114

#6F0C8D#FFFFFF text · best 9.93:1#6F0C8D

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

#249900#000000 text · best 5.63:1#249900

Generated Palette

#2A8D0C#2A8D0C

#6F0C8D#6F0C8D

#6A8D0C#6A8D0C

#0C8D2F#0C8D2F

#44E114#44E114

#113805#113805

Color Harmonies

#6F0C8D#6F0C8D

#6A8D0C#6A8D0C

#0C8D2F#0C8D2F

#0C2A8D#0C2A8D

#8D0C2A#8D0C2A

Variants

#44E114#44E114

#113805#113805

#249900#249900

#337C1D#337C1D

#62DB3D#62DB3D

#2DC200#2DC200

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Scheele Green#478800

Green#008000

Avocado#568203

Terre Verte#385E0F

#2A8D0C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #2A8D0C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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