HEX atlas value

#497A1F

#497A1F is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 73, 122, 31, HSL 92, 59%, 30%, has luminance 0.1543, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#497A1F Sample readable text

HEX #497A1F

RGB rgb(73, 122, 31)

HSL hsl(92 59% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(40, 0, 75, 52)

Luminance 0.1543

Contrast Black 4.09:1White 5.14:1

CSS

--color-497a1f: #497A1F;
.background-497a1f { background-color: #497A1F; }
.text-497a1f { color: #497A1F; }

Luminance0.1543

Black text4.09:1AA Fail

White text5.14:1AA 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":"#497A1F","rgb":[73,122,31],"hsl":[92,59,30],"cmyk":[40,0,75,52],"luminance":0.1543,"contrast":{"black":4.09,"white":5.14}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1D310D","hex":"#1D310D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.5,"contrastWhite":14.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#501F7A","hex":"#501F7A","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.82,"contrastWhite":11.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#76C332","hex":"#76C332","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.62,"contrastWhite":2.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.88,"contrastWhite":7.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#4B6930","hex":"#4B6930","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.36,"contrastWhite":6.25,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Dark Olive Green 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/497a1f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#501F7A","analogous":["#777A1F","#1F7A22"],"triadic":["#1F497A","#7A1F49"],"tetradic":["#1F777A","#501F7A","#7A221F"],"splitComplementary":["#221F7A","#7A1F77"],"monochromatic":["#76C332","#497A1F","#1D310D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#76C332","dark":"#1D310D","saturated":"#488A0F","desaturated":"#4B6930","pastel":"#89BF5A","neon":"#5AC200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":25},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":29.13760456866693},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":29.29163703175362},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":31.89043743820395},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":34.07345007480164}]

HEX meaning and use

About #497A1F

#497A1F is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #497A1F is visually closest to Dark Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #556B2F.

The RGB channels are 73, 122, and 31, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 92deg with 59% 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 0.1543, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.09:1AA Fail

White text5.14:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #497A1F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.09:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.14:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#1D310D#FFFFFF text · best 14.02:1#1D310D

#501F7A#FFFFFF text · best 11.55:1#501F7A

#76C332#000000 text · best 9.62:1#76C332

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

#4B6930#FFFFFF text · best 6.25:1#4B6930

Generated Palette

#497A1F#497A1F

#501F7A#501F7A

#777A1F#777A1F

#1F7A22#1F7A22

#76C332#76C332

#1D310D#1D310D

Color Harmonies

#501F7A#501F7A

#777A1F#777A1F

#1F7A22#1F7A22

#1F497A#1F497A

#7A1F49#7A1F49

Variants

#76C332#76C332

#1D310D#1D310D

#488A0F#488A0F

#4B6930#4B6930

#89BF5A#89BF5A

#5AC200#5AC200

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Fern Frond#657220

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Avocado#568203

Scheele Green#478800

#497A1F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #497A1F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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