HEX atlas value

#496222

#496222 is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Deep. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 73, 98, 34, HSL 83, 48%, 26%, has luminance 0.1027, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#496222 Sample readable text

HEX #496222

RGB rgb(73, 98, 34)

HSL hsl(83 48% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(26, 0, 65, 62)

Luminance 0.1027

Contrast Black 3.05:1White 6.88:1

CSS

--color-496222: #496222;
.background-496222 { background-color: #496222; }
.text-496222 { color: #496222; }

Luminance0.1027

Black text3.05:1AA Fail

White text6.88:1AA 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":"#496222","rgb":[73,98,34],"hsl":[83,48,26],"cmyk":[26,0,65,62],"luminance":0.1027,"contrast":{"black":3.05,"white":6.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#171E0B","hex":"#171E0B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3B2262","hex":"#3B2262","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.59,"contrastWhite":13.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#465431","hex":"#465431","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.57,"contrastWhite":8.16,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Moss Deep adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/496222.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terre-verte.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3B2262","analogous":["#625B22","#2A6222"],"triadic":["#224A62","#62224A"],"tetradic":["#22625B","#3B2262","#62222A"],"splitComplementary":["#222A62","#5B2262"],"monochromatic":["#7DA63A","#496222","#171E0B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#7DA63A","dark":"#171E0B","saturated":"#4D7114","desaturated":"#465431","pastel":"#8CAB59","neon":"#6BAD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":5.196152422706632},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":19.849433241279208},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":32.264531609803356},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":32.31098884280702}]

HEX meaning and use

About #496222

#496222 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #496222 is visually closest to Moss Deep, a named green color with HEX #4A5D23.

The RGB channels are 73, 98, and 34, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 83deg with 48% saturation and 26% 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 0.1027, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.05:1AA Fail

White text6.88:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #496222 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.05:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.88:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#171E0B#FFFFFF text · best 17.13:1#171E0B

#3B2262#FFFFFF text · best 13.19:1#3B2262

#465431#FFFFFF text · best 8.16:1#465431

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

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

Generated Palette

#496222#496222

#3B2262#3B2262

#625B22#625B22

#2A6222#2A6222

#7DA63A#7DA63A

#171E0B#171E0B

Color Harmonies

#3B2262#3B2262

#625B22#625B22

#2A6222#2A6222

#224A62#224A62

#62224A#62224A

Variants

#7DA63A#7DA63A

#171E0B#171E0B

#4D7114#4D7114

#465431#465431

#8CAB59#8CAB59

#6BAD00#6BAD00

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Terre Verte#385E0F

Hunter Green#355E3B

Fern Frond#657220

#496222

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #496222

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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