HEX atlas value

#40826D

#40826D is a cool green HEX color close to Viridian. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 64, 130, 109, HSL 161, 34%, 38%, has luminance 0.1816, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#40826D Sample readable text

HEX #40826D

RGB rgb(64, 130, 109)

HSL hsl(161 34% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(51, 0, 16, 49)

Luminance 0.1816

Contrast Black 4.63:1White 4.53:1

CSS

--color-40826d: #40826D;
.background-40826d { background-color: #40826D; }
.text-40826d { color: #40826D; }

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":"#40826D","rgb":[64,130,109],"hsl":[161,34,38],"cmyk":[51,0,16,49],"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":"#224439","hex":"#224439","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.95,"contrastWhite":10.75,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#69B59D","hex":"#69B59D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#824055","hex":"#824055","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.81,"contrastWhite":7.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#2B9775","hex":"#2B9775","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.79,"contrastWhite":3.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#556D65","hex":"#556D65","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.76,"contrastWhite":5.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Viridian adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/40826d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/viridian.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alexandrite.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hookers-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#824055","analogous":["#40824C","#407682"],"triadic":["#6D4082","#826D40"],"tetradic":["#4C4082","#824055","#768240"],"splitComplementary":["#824076","#824C40"],"monochromatic":["#69B59D","#40826D","#224439"]}

Variants

{"light":"#69B59D","dark":"#224439","saturated":"#2B9775","desaturated":"#556D65","pastel":"#8FB3A7","neon":"#00EBA0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"viridian","name":"Viridian","hex":"#40826D","distance":0},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":11.789826122551595},{"slug":"hookers-green","name":"Hookers Green","hex":"#49796B","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":27.27636339397171},{"slug":"sea-green","name":"Sea Green","hex":"#2E8B57","distance":29.816103031751148}]

HEX meaning and use

About #40826D

#40826D is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #40826D is visually closest to Viridian, a named green color with HEX #40826D.

The RGB channels are 64, 130, and 109, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 161deg with 34% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.1816, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, 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 #40826D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.63:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.53:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#224439#FFFFFF text · best 10.75:1#224439

#69B59D#000000 text · best 8.7:1#69B59D

#824055#FFFFFF text · best 7.46:1#824055

#2B9775#000000 text · best 5.79:1#2B9775

#556D65#FFFFFF text · best 5.58:1#556D65

Generated Palette

Viridian#40826D

#824055#824055

#40824C#40824C

#407682#407682

#69B59D#69B59D

#224439#224439

Color Harmonies

#824055#824055

#40824C#40824C

#407682#407682

#6D4082#6D4082

#826D40#826D40

Variants

#69B59D#69B59D

#224439#224439

#2B9775#2B9775

#556D65#556D65

#8FB3A7#8FB3A7

#00EBA0#00EBA0

Nearest Named Colors

Viridian#40826D

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Hookers Green#49796B

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Sea Green#2E8B57

#40826D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #40826D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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