HEX atlas value

#496A1B

#496A1B is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Deep. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 73, 106, 27, HSL 85, 59%, 26%, has luminance 0.118, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#496A1B Sample readable text

HEX #496A1B

RGB rgb(73, 106, 27)

HSL hsl(85 59% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(31, 0, 75, 58)

Luminance 0.118

Contrast Black 3.36:1White 6.25:1

CSS

--color-496a1b: #496A1B;
.background-496a1b { background-color: #496A1B; }
.text-496a1b { color: #496A1B; }

Luminance0.118

Black text3.36:1AA Fail

White text6.25:1AA 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":"#496A1B","rgb":[73,106,27],"hsl":[85,59,26],"cmyk":[31,0,75,58],"luminance":0.118,"contrast":{"black":3.36,"white":6.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#162008","hex":"#162008","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.24,"contrastWhite":16.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3C1B69","hex":"#3C1B69","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.55,"contrastWhite":13.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7BB22E","hex":"#7BB22E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#465B2A","hex":"#465B2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.53,"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/496a1b.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":"#3C1B69","analogous":["#69631B","#22691B"],"triadic":["#1B4969","#691B49"],"tetradic":["#1B6963","#3C1B69","#691B22"],"splitComplementary":["#1B2269","#631B69"],"monochromatic":["#7BB22E","#496A1B","#162008"]}

Variants

{"light":"#7BB22E","dark":"#162008","saturated":"#4B780D","desaturated":"#465B2A","pastel":"#8BB94B","neon":"#65AD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":24.020824298928627},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":29.546573405388315},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":36.345563690772494}]

HEX meaning and use

About #496A1B

#496A1B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #496A1B is visually closest to Moss Deep, a named green color with HEX #4A5D23.

The RGB channels are 73, 106, and 27, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 59% 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 0.118, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.30, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.36:1AA Fail

White text6.25:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #496A1B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.36:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.25:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#162008#FFFFFF text · best 16.88:1#162008

#3C1B69#FFFFFF text · best 13.53:1#3C1B69

#7BB22E#000000 text · best 8.25:1#7BB22E

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

#465B2A#FFFFFF text · best 7.53:1#465B2A

Generated Palette

#496A1B#496A1B

#3C1B69#3C1B69

#69631B#69631B

#22691B#22691B

#7BB22E#7BB22E

#162008#162008

Color Harmonies

#3C1B69#3C1B69

#69631B#69631B

#22691B#22691B

#1B4969#1B4969

#691B49#691B49

Variants

#7BB22E#7BB22E

#162008#162008

#4B780D#4B780D

#465B2A#465B2A

#8BB94B#8BB94B

#65AD00#65AD00

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Terre Verte#385E0F

Fern Frond#657220

Avocado#568203

#496A1B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #496A1B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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