HEX atlas value

#46A00E

#46A00E is a cool green HEX color close to Scheele Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 70, 160, 14, HSL 97, 84%, 34%, has luminance 0.2648, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#46A00E Sample readable text

HEX #46A00E

RGB rgb(70, 160, 14)

HSL hsl(97 84% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(56, 0, 91, 37)

Luminance 0.2648

Contrast Black 6.3:1White 3.34:1

CSS

--color-46a00e: #46A00E;
.background-46a00e { background-color: #46A00E; }
.text-46a00e { color: #46A00E; }

Luminance0.2648

Black text6.3:1AA Pass

White text3.34:1AA 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":"#46A00E","rgb":[70,160,14],"hsl":[97,84,34],"cmyk":[56,0,91,37],"luminance":0.2648,"contrast":{"black":6.3,"white":3.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6DEB1E","hex":"#6DEB1E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.55,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#214B07","hex":"#214B07","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.07,"contrastWhite":10.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#680EA0","hex":"#680EA0","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.16,"contrastWhite":9.72,"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":"#42AD00","hex":"#42AD00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.21,"contrastWhite":2.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/46a00e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#680EA0","analogous":["#8FA00E","#0EA01F"],"triadic":["#0E46A0","#A00E46"],"tetradic":["#0E8FA0","#680EA0","#A01F0E"],"splitComplementary":["#1F0EA0","#A00E8F"],"monochromatic":["#6DEB1E","#46A00E","#214B07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#6DEB1E","dark":"#214B07","saturated":"#42AD00","desaturated":"#4A8C21","pastel":"#86DF4E","neon":"#52D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":27.80287754891569},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":35.73513677041127},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":46.195237849804386},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":46.195237849804386}]

HEX meaning and use

About #46A00E

#46A00E is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #46A00E is visually closest to Scheele Green, a named green color with HEX #478800.

The RGB channels are 70, 160, and 14, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 97deg with 84% 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 0.2648, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.3:1AA Pass

White text3.34:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #46A00E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.3:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#6DEB1E#000000 text · best 13.55:1#6DEB1E

#214B07#FFFFFF text · best 10.13:1#214B07

#680EA0#FFFFFF text · best 9.72:1#680EA0

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

#42AD00#000000 text · best 7.21:1#42AD00

Generated Palette

#46A00E#46A00E

#680EA0#680EA0

#8FA00E#8FA00E

#0EA01F#0EA01F

#6DEB1E#6DEB1E

#214B07#214B07

Color Harmonies

#680EA0#680EA0

#8FA00E#8FA00E

#0EA01F#0EA01F

#0E46A0#0E46A0

#A00E46#A00E46

Variants

#6DEB1E#6DEB1E

#214B07#214B07

#42AD00#42AD00

#4A8C21#4A8C21

#86DF4E#86DF4E

#52D600#52D600

Nearest Named Colors

Scheele Green#478800

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Avocado#568203

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

#46A00E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #46A00E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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