HEX atlas value

#426C53

#426C53 is a cool green HEX color close to Cactus Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 66, 108, 83, HSL 144, 24%, 34%, has luminance 0.1251, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#426C53 Sample readable text

HEX #426C53

RGB rgb(66, 108, 83)

HSL hsl(144 24% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(39, 0, 23, 58)

Luminance 0.1251

Contrast Black 3.5:1White 6:1

CSS

--color-426c53: #426C53;
.background-426c53 { background-color: #426C53; }
.text-426c53 { color: #426C53; }

Luminance0.1251

Black text3.5:1AA Fail

White text6:1AA 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":"#426C53","rgb":[66,108,83],"hsl":[144,24,34],"cmyk":[39,0,23,58],"luminance":0.1251,"contrast":{"black":3.5,"white":6}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1F3327","hex":"#1F3327","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.56,"contrastWhite":13.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6C425B","hex":"#6C425B","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.57,"contrastWhite":8.18,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#555856","hex":"#555856","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.92,"contrastWhite":7.2,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#67A27F","hex":"#67A27F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.05,"contrastWhite":2.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Cactus Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/426c53.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/storm-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6C425B","analogous":["#466C42","#426C67"],"triadic":["#53426C","#6C5342"],"tetradic":["#42466C","#6C425B","#6C6742"],"splitComplementary":["#67426C","#6C4246"],"monochromatic":["#67A27F","#426C53","#1F3327"]}

Variants

{"light":"#67A27F","dark":"#1F3327","saturated":"#2F7F4F","desaturated":"#555856","pastel":"#8DA095","neon":"#00D656"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":22.759613353482084},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":25.03996805109783},{"slug":"storm-blue","name":"Storm Blue","hex":"#4F666A","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"hookers-green","name":"Hookers Green","hex":"#49796B","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":30.675723300355934}]

HEX meaning and use

About #426C53

#426C53 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #426C53 is visually closest to Cactus Green, a named green color with HEX #587156.

The RGB channels are 66, 108, and 83, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 144deg with 24% saturation and 34% 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1251, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.5:1AA Fail

White text6:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #426C53 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.5:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#1F3327#FFFFFF text · best 13.44:1#1F3327

#6C425B#FFFFFF text · best 8.18:1#6C425B

Hunter Green#FFFFFF text · best 7.46:1#355E3B

#555856#FFFFFF text · best 7.2:1#555856

#67A27F#000000 text · best 7.05:1#67A27F

Generated Palette

#426C53#426C53

#6C425B#6C425B

#466C42#466C42

#426C67#426C67

#67A27F#67A27F

#1F3327#1F3327

Color Harmonies

#6C425B#6C425B

#466C42#466C42

#426C67#426C67

#53426C#53426C

#6C5342#6C5342

Variants

#67A27F#67A27F

#1F3327#1F3327

#2F7F4F#2F7F4F

#555856#555856

#8DA095#8DA095

#00D656#00D656

Nearest Named Colors

Cactus Green#587156

Fern Green#4F7942

Storm Blue#4F666A

Hookers Green#49796B

Hunter Green#355E3B

#426C53

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #426C53

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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