HEX atlas value

#427A0B

#427A0B is a cool green HEX color close to Scheele Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 66, 122, 11, HSL 90, 83%, 26%, has luminance 0.151, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#427A0B Sample readable text

HEX #427A0B

RGB rgb(66, 122, 11)

HSL hsl(90 83% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(46, 0, 91, 52)

Luminance 0.151

Contrast Black 4.02:1White 5.22:1

CSS

--color-427a0b: #427A0B;
.background-427a0b { background-color: #427A0B; }
.text-427a0b { color: #427A0B; }

Luminance0.151

Black text4.02:1AA Fail

White text5.22:1AA 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":"#427A0B","rgb":[66,122,11],"hsl":[90,83,26],"cmyk":[46,0,91,52],"luminance":0.151,"contrast":{"black":4.02,"white":5.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.02,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#142503","hex":"#142503","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.3,"contrastWhite":16.2,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#420B79","hex":"#420B79","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.56,"contrastWhite":13.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#70CD13","hex":"#70CD13","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.43,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.88,"contrastWhite":7.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Scheele Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/427a0b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#420B79","analogous":["#79790B","#0B790B"],"triadic":["#0B4279","#790B42"],"tetradic":["#0B7979","#420B79","#790B0B"],"splitComplementary":["#0B0B79","#790B79"],"monochromatic":["#70CD13","#427A0B","#142503"]}

Variants

{"light":"#70CD13","dark":"#142503","saturated":"#428500","desaturated":"#426B1A","pastel":"#82D72D","neon":"#57AD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":22.978250586152114},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":30},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":38.48376280978771},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":41.593268686170845}]

HEX meaning and use

About #427A0B

#427A0B is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #427A0B is visually closest to Scheele Green, a named green color with HEX #478800.

The RGB channels are 66, 122, and 11, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 90deg with 83% saturation and 26% 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 0.151, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.02:1AA Fail

White text5.22:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #427A0B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.02:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.22:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#142503#FFFFFF text · best 16.2:1#142503

#420B79#FFFFFF text · best 13.5:1#420B79

#70CD13#000000 text · best 10.43:1#70CD13

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

Moss Deep#FFFFFF text · best 7.29:1#4A5D23

Generated Palette

#427A0B#427A0B

#420B79#420B79

#79790B#79790B

#0B790B#0B790B

#70CD13#70CD13

#142503#142503

Color Harmonies

#420B79#420B79

#79790B#79790B

#0B790B#0B790B

#0B4279#0B4279

#790B42#790B42

Variants

#70CD13#70CD13

#142503#142503

#428500#428500

#426B1A#426B1A

#82D72D#82D72D

#57AD00#57AD00

Nearest Named Colors

Scheele Green#478800

Avocado#568203

Terre Verte#385E0F

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Fern Frond#657220

#427A0B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #427A0B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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