HEX atlas value

#486831

#486831 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 72, 104, 49, HSL 95, 36%, 30%, has luminance 0.115, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#486831 Sample readable text

HEX #486831

RGB rgb(72, 104, 49)

HSL hsl(95 36% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(31, 0, 53, 59)

Luminance 0.115

Contrast Black 3.3:1White 6.36:1

CSS

--color-486831: #486831;
.background-486831 { background-color: #486831; }
.text-486831 { color: #486831; }

Luminance0.115

Black text3.3:1AA Fail

White text6.36:1AA 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":"#486831","rgb":[72,104,49],"hsl":[95,36,30],"cmyk":[31,0,53,59],"luminance":0.115,"contrast":{"black":3.3,"white":6.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1D2A14","hex":"#1D2A14","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.39,"contrastWhite":15.06,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#513168","hex":"#513168","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.99,"contrastWhite":10.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4B5742","hex":"#4B5742","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.74,"contrastWhite":7.66,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#73A64E","hex":"#73A64E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.29,"contrastWhite":2.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/486831.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hunter-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#513168","analogous":["#636831","#316836"],"triadic":["#314868","#683148"],"tetradic":["#316368","#513168","#683631"],"splitComplementary":["#363168","#683163"],"monochromatic":["#73A64E","#486831","#1D2A14"]}

Variants

{"light":"#73A64E","dark":"#1D2A14","saturated":"#457920","desaturated":"#4B5742","pastel":"#88A474","neon":"#51C200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":13.490737563232042},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":17.916472867168917},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":25.03996805109783},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":35.07135583350036}]

HEX meaning and use

About #486831

#486831 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #486831 is visually closest to Dark Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #556B2F.

The RGB channels are 72, 104, and 49, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 95deg with 36% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.115, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.3:1AA Fail

White text6.36:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #486831 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.3:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.36:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#1D2A14#FFFFFF text · best 15.06:1#1D2A14

#513168#FFFFFF text · best 10.55:1#513168

#4B5742#FFFFFF text · best 7.66:1#4B5742

Hunter Green#FFFFFF text · best 7.46:1#355E3B

#73A64E#000000 text · best 7.29:1#73A64E

Generated Palette

#486831#486831

#513168#513168

#636831#636831

#316836#316836

#73A64E#73A64E

#1D2A14#1D2A14

Color Harmonies

#513168#513168

#636831#636831

#316836#316836

#314868#314868

#683148#683148

Variants

#73A64E#73A64E

#1D2A14#1D2A14

#457920#457920

#4B5742#4B5742

#88A474#88A474

#51C200#51C200

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Hunter Green#355E3B

Fern Green#4F7942

Fern Frond#657220

#486831

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #486831

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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