HEX atlas value

#2B8415

#2B8415 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 43, 132, 21, HSL 108, 73%, 30%, has luminance 0.1707, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#2B8415 Sample readable text

HEX #2B8415

RGB rgb(43, 132, 21)

HSL hsl(108 73% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(67, 0, 84, 48)

Luminance 0.1707

Contrast Black 4.41:1White 4.76:1

CSS

--color-2b8415: #2B8415;
.background-2b8415 { background-color: #2B8415; }
.text-2b8415 { color: #2B8415; }

Luminance0.1707

Black text4.41:1AA Fail

White text4.76:1AA 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":"#2B8415","rgb":[43,132,21],"hsl":[108,73,30],"cmyk":[67,0,84,48],"luminance":0.1707,"contrast":{"black":4.41,"white":4.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#113508","hex":"#113508","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.54,"contrastWhite":13.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#45D421","hex":"#45D421","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.69,"contrastWhite":1.96,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6E1584","hex":"#6E1584","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":9.98,"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":"#357425","hex":"#357425","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.68,"contrastWhite":5.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/2b8415.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":"#6E1584","analogous":["#638415","#158436"],"triadic":["#152B84","#84152B"],"tetradic":["#156384","#6E1584","#843615"],"splitComplementary":["#361584","#841563"],"monochromatic":["#45D421","#2B8415","#113508"]}

Variants

{"light":"#45D421","dark":"#113508","saturated":"#219504","desaturated":"#357425","pastel":"#64CF4A","neon":"#27C200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":17.291616465790582},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":35.22782990761707},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":40.607881008493905},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":46.65833258915282},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":48.02082881417188}]

HEX meaning and use

About #2B8415

#2B8415 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #2B8415 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 43, 132, and 21, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 108deg with 73% 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 0.1707, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.41:1AA Fail

White text4.76:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #2B8415 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.41:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.76:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#113508#FFFFFF text · best 13.67:1#113508

#45D421#000000 text · best 10.69:1#45D421

#6E1584#FFFFFF text · best 9.98:1#6E1584

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

#357425#FFFFFF text · best 5.71:1#357425

Generated Palette

#2B8415#2B8415

#6E1584#6E1584

#638415#638415

#158436#158436

#45D421#45D421

#113508#113508

Color Harmonies

#6E1584#6E1584

#638415#638415

#158436#158436

#152B84#152B84

#84152B#84152B

Variants

#45D421#45D421

#113508#113508

#219504#219504

#357425#357425

#64CF4A#64CF4A

#27C200#27C200

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Scheele Green#478800

Terre Verte#385E0F

Avocado#568203

Green#008000

#2B8415

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #2B8415

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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