HEX atlas value

#48531D

#48531D is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Deep. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 72, 83, 29, HSL 72, 48%, 22%, has luminance 0.0765, and belongs to the dark, earth tone, and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone jewel-tone

#48531D Sample readable text

HEX #48531D

RGB rgb(72, 83, 29)

HSL hsl(72 48% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(13, 0, 65, 67)

Luminance 0.0765

Contrast Black 2.53:1White 8.3:1

CSS

--color-48531d: #48531D;
.background-48531d { background-color: #48531D; }
.text-48531d { color: #48531D; }

Luminance0.0765

Black text2.53:1AA Fail

White text8.3:1AA 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":"#48531D","rgb":[72,83,29],"hsl":[72,48,22],"cmyk":[13,0,65,67],"luminance":0.0765,"contrast":{"black":2.53,"white":8.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0D0F05","hex":"#0D0F05","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.09,"contrastWhite":19.3,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#281D53","hex":"#281D53","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.39,"contrastWhite":15.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.85,"contrastWhite":11.36,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","jewel tone","dark green","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Moss Deep adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/48531d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#281D53","analogous":["#53431D","#2D531D"],"triadic":["#1D4853","#531D48"],"tetradic":["#1D5343","#281D53","#531D2D"],"splitComplementary":["#1D2D53","#431D53"],"monochromatic":["#839735","#48531D","#0D0F05"]}

Variants

{"light":"#839735","dark":"#0D0F05","saturated":"#505F11","desaturated":"#41472A","pastel":"#909F50","neon":"#7A9900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":11.832159566199232},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":23.93741840717165},{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":30.14962686336267},{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":31.144823004794873}]

HEX meaning and use

About #48531D

#48531D is classified as a cool green value with dark, earth tone, and jewel tone visual character. #48531D is visually closest to Moss Deep, a named green color with HEX #4A5D23.

The RGB channels are 72, 83, and 29, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 48% saturation and 22% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0765, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.53:1AA Fail

White text8.3:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #48531D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.53:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.3:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#0D0F05#FFFFFF text · best 19.3:1#0D0F05

#281D53#FFFFFF text · best 15.11:1#281D53

Espresso#FFFFFF text · best 11.36:1#4B3621

Pine Bark#FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1#4A3728

Taupe#FFFFFF text · best 10.67:1#483C32

Generated Palette

#48531D#48531D

#281D53#281D53

#53431D#53431D

#2D531D#2D531D

#839735#839735

#0D0F05#0D0F05

Color Harmonies

#281D53#281D53

#53431D#53431D

#2D531D#2D531D

#1D4853#1D4853

#531D48#531D48

Variants

#839735#839735

#0D0F05#0D0F05

#505F11#505F11

#41472A#41472A

#909F50#909F50

#7A9900#7A9900

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Terre Verte#385E0F

Espresso#4B3621

Pine Bark#4A3728

Taupe#483C32

#48531D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #48531D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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