HEX atlas value

#486E02

#486E02 is a cool green HEX color close to Avocado. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 72, 110, 2, HSL 81, 96%, 22%, has luminance 0.1253, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#486E02 Sample readable text

HEX #486E02

RGB rgb(72, 110, 2)

HSL hsl(81 96% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(35, 0, 98, 57)

Luminance 0.1253

Contrast Black 3.51:1White 5.99:1

CSS

--color-486e02: #486E02;
.background-486e02 { background-color: #486E02; }
.text-486e02 { color: #486E02; }

Luminance0.1253

Black text3.51:1AA Fail

White text5.99:1AA 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":"#486E02","rgb":[72,110,2],"hsl":[81,96,22],"cmyk":[35,0,98,57],"luminance":0.1253,"contrast":{"black":3.51,"white":5.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0D1400","hex":"#0D1400","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.12,"contrastWhite":18.78,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#28026E","hex":"#28026E","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.32,"contrastWhite":15.86,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#83C804","hex":"#83C804","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.23,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.88,"contrastWhite":7.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","jewel tone","dark green","jewel tone green","Avocado adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/486e02.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#28026E","analogous":["#6E5E02","#126E02"],"triadic":["#02486E","#6E0248"],"tetradic":["#026E5E","#28026E","#6E0212"],"splitComplementary":["#02126E","#5E026E"],"monochromatic":["#83C804","#486E02","#0D1400"]}

Variants

{"light":"#83C804","dark":"#0D1400","saturated":"#497000","desaturated":"#45620F","pastel":"#95D917","neon":"#639900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":24.43358344574123},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":37.17526059088221},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":41.916583830269374}]

HEX meaning and use

About #486E02

#486E02 is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #486E02 is visually closest to Avocado, a named green color with HEX #568203.

The RGB channels are 72, 110, and 2, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 81deg with 96% saturation and 22% 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 0.1253, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.51:1AA Fail

White text5.99:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #486E02 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.51:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.99:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#0D1400#FFFFFF text · best 18.78:1#0D1400

#28026E#FFFFFF text · best 15.86:1#28026E

#83C804#000000 text · best 10.23:1#83C804

Terre Verte#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#385E0F

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

Generated Palette

#486E02#486E02

#28026E#28026E

#6E5E02#6E5E02

#126E02#126E02

#83C804#83C804

#0D1400#0D1400

Color Harmonies

#28026E#28026E

#6E5E02#6E5E02

#126E02#126E02

#02486E#02486E

#6E0248#6E0248

Variants

#83C804#83C804

#0D1400#0D1400

#497000#497000

#45620F#45620F

#95D917#95D917

#639900#639900

Nearest Named Colors

Avocado#568203

Scheele Green#478800

Terre Verte#385E0F

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Fern Frond#657220

#486E02

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #486E02

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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