HEX atlas value

#477F1A

#477F1A is a cool green HEX color close to Scheele Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 71, 127, 26, HSL 93, 66%, 30%, has luminance 0.1659, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#477F1A Sample readable text

HEX #477F1A

RGB rgb(71, 127, 26)

HSL hsl(93 66% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(44, 0, 80, 50)

Luminance 0.1659

Contrast Black 4.32:1White 4.86:1

CSS

--color-477f1a: #477F1A;
.background-477f1a { background-color: #477F1A; }
.text-477f1a { color: #477F1A; }

Luminance0.1659

Black text4.32:1AA Fail

White text4.86:1AA 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":"#477F1A","rgb":[71,127,26],"hsl":[93,66,30],"cmyk":[44,0,80,50],"luminance":0.1659,"contrast":{"black":4.32,"white":4.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1D330A","hex":"#1D330A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.53,"contrastWhite":13.73,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#521A7F","hex":"#521A7F","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.81,"contrastWhite":11.59,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#72CB2A","hex":"#72CB2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.29,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.88,"contrastWhite":7.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/477f1a.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/dark-olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#521A7F","analogous":["#7A7F1A","#1A7F1F"],"triadic":["#1A477F","#7F1A47"],"tetradic":["#1A7A7F","#521A7F","#7F1F1A"],"splitComplementary":["#1F1A7F","#7F1A7A"],"monochromatic":["#72CB2A","#477F1A","#1D330A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#72CB2A","dark":"#1D330A","saturated":"#469009","desaturated":"#496E2B","pastel":"#86C752","neon":"#57C200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":27.51363298439521},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":27.622454633866266},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":32.202484376209235},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":33.24154027718932},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":35.298725189445584}]

HEX meaning and use

About #477F1A

#477F1A is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #477F1A is visually closest to Scheele Green, a named green color with HEX #478800.

The RGB channels are 71, 127, and 26, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 93deg with 66% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.1659, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.51, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.32:1AA Fail

White text4.86:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #477F1A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.32:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.86:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#1D330A#FFFFFF text · best 13.73:1#1D330A

#521A7F#FFFFFF text · best 11.59:1#521A7F

#72CB2A#000000 text · best 10.29:1#72CB2A

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

Dark Olive Green#FFFFFF text · best 5.95:1#556B2F

Generated Palette

#477F1A#477F1A

#521A7F#521A7F

#7A7F1A#7A7F1A

#1A7F1F#1A7F1F

#72CB2A#72CB2A

#1D330A#1D330A

Color Harmonies

#521A7F#521A7F

#7A7F1A#7A7F1A

#1A7F1F#1A7F1F

#1A477F#1A477F

#7F1A47#7F1A47

Variants

#72CB2A#72CB2A

#1D330A#1D330A

#469009#469009

#496E2B#496E2B

#86C752#86C752

#57C200#57C200

Nearest Named Colors

Scheele Green#478800

Avocado#568203

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Fern Frond#657220

Moss Deep#4A5D23

#477F1A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #477F1A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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