HEX atlas value

#459603

#459603 is a cool green HEX color close to Scheele Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 69, 150, 3, HSL 93, 96%, 30%, has luminance 0.2308, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#459603 Sample readable text

HEX #459603

RGB rgb(69, 150, 3)

HSL hsl(93 96% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(54, 0, 98, 41)

Luminance 0.2308

Contrast Black 5.62:1White 3.74:1

CSS

--color-459603: #459603;
.background-459603 { background-color: #459603; }
.text-459603 { color: #459603; }

Luminance0.2308

Black text5.62:1AA Pass

White text3.74:1AA 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":"#459603","rgb":[69,150,3],"hsl":[93,96,30],"cmyk":[54,0,98,41],"luminance":0.2308,"contrast":{"black":5.62,"white":3.74}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6FF005","hex":"#6FF005","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1C3C01","hex":"#1C3C01","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.7,"contrastWhite":12.38,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#540396","hex":"#540396","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.83,"contrastWhite":11.48,"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":"#8F9603","hex":"#8F9603","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.53,"contrastWhite":3.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

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":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/459603.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/kelly-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#540396","analogous":["#8F9603","#03960A"],"triadic":["#034596","#960345"],"tetradic":["#038F96","#540396","#960A03"],"splitComplementary":["#0A0396","#96038F"],"monochromatic":["#6FF005","#459603","#1C3C01"]}

Variants

{"light":"#6FF005","dark":"#1C3C01","saturated":"#459900","desaturated":"#478514","pastel":"#83E92F","neon":"#57C200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":42.638011210655684},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":48.03123983409131},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":50.3189825016365}]

HEX meaning and use

About #459603

#459603 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #459603 is visually closest to Scheele Green, a named green color with HEX #478800.

The RGB channels are 69, 150, and 3, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 93deg with 96% 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 0.2308, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.62:1AA Pass

White text3.74:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #459603 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.62:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.74:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#6FF005#000000 text · best 14.14:1#6FF005

#1C3C01#FFFFFF text · best 12.38:1#1C3C01

#540396#FFFFFF text · best 11.48:1#540396

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

#8F9603#000000 text · best 6.53:1#8F9603

Generated Palette

#459603#459603

#540396#540396

#8F9603#8F9603

#03960A#03960A

#6FF005#6FF005

#1C3C01#1C3C01

Color Harmonies

#540396#540396

#8F9603#8F9603

#03960A#03960A

#034596#034596

#960345#960345

Variants

#6FF005#6FF005

#1C3C01#1C3C01

#459900#459900

#478514#478514

#83E92F#83E92F

#57C200#57C200

Nearest Named Colors

Scheele Green#478800

Avocado#568203

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Forest Green#228B22

Olive Drab#6B8E23

#459603

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #459603

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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