HEX atlas value

#489B27

#489B27 is a cool green HEX color close to Kelly Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 72, 155, 39, HSL 103, 60%, 38%, has luminance 0.2497, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#489B27 Sample readable text

HEX #489B27

RGB rgb(72, 155, 39)

HSL hsl(103 60% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(54, 0, 75, 39)

Luminance 0.2497

Contrast Black 5.99:1White 3.5:1

CSS

--color-489b27: #489B27;
.background-489b27 { background-color: #489B27; }
.text-489b27 { color: #489B27; }

Luminance0.2497

Black text5.99:1AA Pass

White text3.5:1AA 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":"#489B27","rgb":[72,155,39],"hsl":[103,60,38],"cmyk":[54,0,75,39],"luminance":0.2497,"contrast":{"black":5.99,"white":3.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#72D24B","hex":"#72D24B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#265214","hex":"#265214","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.3,"contrastWhite":9.13,"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":"#7A279B","hex":"#7A279B","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.59,"contrastWhite":8.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3EB011","hex":"#3EB011","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.42,"contrastWhite":2.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Kelly Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/489b27.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7A279B","analogous":["#829B27","#279B40"],"triadic":["#27489B","#9B2748"],"tetradic":["#27829B","#7A279B","#9B4027"],"splitComplementary":["#40279B","#9B2782"],"monochromatic":["#72D24B","#489B27","#265214"]}

Variants

{"light":"#72D24B","dark":"#265214","saturated":"#3EB011","desaturated":"#51863C","pastel":"#8ECB76","neon":"#42EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":36},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":37.54996671103717},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":37.54996671103717},{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":41.53311931459037},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":43.393547907494266}]

HEX meaning and use

About #489B27

#489B27 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #489B27 is visually closest to Kelly Green, a named green color with HEX #4CBB17.

The RGB channels are 72, 155, and 39, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 103deg with 60% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2497, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.99:1AA Pass

White text3.5:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #489B27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.99:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#72D24B#000000 text · best 11.04:1#72D24B

#265214#FFFFFF text · best 9.13:1#265214

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

#7A279B#FFFFFF text · best 8.1:1#7A279B

#3EB011#000000 text · best 7.42:1#3EB011

Generated Palette

#489B27#489B27

#7A279B#7A279B

#829B27#829B27

#279B40#279B40

#72D24B#72D24B

#265214#265214

Color Harmonies

#7A279B#7A279B

#829B27#829B27

#279B40#279B40

#27489B#27489B

#9B2748#9B2748

Variants

#72D24B#72D24B

#265214#265214

#3EB011#3EB011

#51863C#51863C

#8ECB76#8ECB76

#42EB00#42EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Forest Green#228B22

Scheele Green#478800

#489B27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #489B27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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