HEX atlas value

#2B8811

#2B8811 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 43, 136, 17, HSL 107, 78%, 30%, has luminance 0.1816, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#2B8811 Sample readable text

HEX #2B8811

RGB rgb(43, 136, 17)

HSL hsl(107 78% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(68, 0, 88, 47)

Luminance 0.1816

Contrast Black 4.63:1White 4.53:1

CSS

--color-2b8811: #2B8811;
.background-2b8811 { background-color: #2B8811; }
.text-2b8811 { color: #2B8811; }

Luminance0.1816

Black text4.63:1AA Pass

White text4.53:1AA 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":"#2B8811","rgb":[43,136,17],"hsl":[107,78,30],"cmyk":[68,0,88,47],"luminance":0.1816,"contrast":{"black":4.63,"white":4.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.63,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#113607","hex":"#113607","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.55,"contrastWhite":13.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#44DA1B","hex":"#44DA1B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.29,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6E1188","hex":"#6E1188","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":10.01,"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":"#219900","hex":"#219900","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.62,"contrastWhite":3.74,"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","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/2b8811.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":"#6E1188","analogous":["#668811","#118833"],"triadic":["#112B88","#88112B"],"tetradic":["#116688","#6E1188","#883311"],"splitComplementary":["#331188","#881166"],"monochromatic":["#44DA1B","#2B8811","#113607"]}

Variants

{"light":"#44DA1B","dark":"#113607","saturated":"#219900","desaturated":"#347722","pastel":"#63D544","neon":"#2AC200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":19.467922333931785},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":32.7566787083184},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":44.01136216933077},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":45.617978911828175},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":46.92547282660026}]

HEX meaning and use

About #2B8811

#2B8811 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #2B8811 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 43, 136, and 17, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 107deg with 78% 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 0.1816, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.63:1AA Pass

White text4.53:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #2B8811 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.63:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.53:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#113607#FFFFFF text · best 13.51:1#113607

#44DA1B#000000 text · best 11.29:1#44DA1B

#6E1188#FFFFFF text · best 10.01:1#6E1188

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

#219900#000000 text · best 5.62:1#219900

Generated Palette

#2B8811#2B8811

#6E1188#6E1188

#668811#668811

#118833#118833

#44DA1B#44DA1B

#113607#113607

Color Harmonies

#6E1188#6E1188

#668811#668811

#118833#118833

#112B88#112B88

#88112B#88112B

Variants

#44DA1B#44DA1B

#113607#113607

#219900#219900

#347722#347722

#63D544#63D544

#2AC200#2AC200

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Scheele Green#478800

Terre Verte#385E0F

Avocado#568203

Green#008000

#2B8811

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #2B8811

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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