HEX atlas value

#2B9518

#2B9518 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 43, 149, 24, HSL 111, 72%, 34%, has luminance 0.2207, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#2B9518 Sample readable text

HEX #2B9518

RGB rgb(43, 149, 24)

HSL hsl(111 72% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(71, 0, 84, 42)

Luminance 0.2207

Contrast Black 5.41:1White 3.88:1

CSS

--color-2b9518: #2B9518;
.background-2b9518 { background-color: #2B9518; }
.text-2b9518 { color: #2B9518; }

Luminance0.2207

Black text5.41:1AA Pass

White text3.88:1AA 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":"#2B9518","rgb":[43,149,24],"hsl":[111,72,34],"cmyk":[71,0,84,42],"luminance":0.2207,"contrast":{"black":5.41,"white":3.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#47DD2C","hex":"#47DD2C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.65,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#14460B","hex":"#14460B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.91,"contrastWhite":10.99,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#821895","hex":"#821895","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.51,"contrastWhite":8.35,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1EA805","hex":"#1EA805","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.66,"contrastWhite":3.15,"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/2b9518.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/kelly-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#821895","analogous":["#699518","#189544"],"triadic":["#182B95","#95182B"],"tetradic":["#186995","#821895","#954418"],"splitComplementary":["#441895","#951869"],"monochromatic":["#47DD2C","#2B9518","#14460B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#47DD2C","dark":"#14460B","saturated":"#1EA805","desaturated":"#38822B","pastel":"#6DD25B","neon":"#20D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":39.102429592034305},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":50.33885179461288},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":51.487862647424},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":53.53503525729669}]

HEX meaning and use

About #2B9518

#2B9518 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #2B9518 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 43, 149, and 24, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 111deg with 72% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.2207, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.41:1AA Pass

White text3.88:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #2B9518 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.41:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#47DD2C#000000 text · best 11.65:1#47DD2C

#14460B#FFFFFF text · best 10.99:1#14460B

Kelly Green#000000 text · best 8.43:1#4CBB17

#821895#FFFFFF text · best 8.35:1#821895

#1EA805#000000 text · best 6.66:1#1EA805

Generated Palette

#2B9518#2B9518

#821895#821895

#699518#699518

#189544#189544

#47DD2C#47DD2C

#14460B#14460B

Color Harmonies

#821895#821895

#699518#699518

#189544#189544

#182B95#182B95

#95182B#95182B

Variants

#47DD2C#47DD2C

#14460B#14460B

#1EA805#1EA805

#38822B#38822B

#6DD25B#6DD25B

#20D600#20D600

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Scheele Green#478800

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Avocado#568203

Green#008000

#2B9518

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #2B9518

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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