HEX atlas value

#498415

#498415 is a cool green HEX color close to Scheele Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 73, 132, 21, HSL 92, 73%, 30%, has luminance 0.1797, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#498415 Sample readable text

HEX #498415

RGB rgb(73, 132, 21)

HSL hsl(92 73% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(45, 0, 84, 48)

Luminance 0.1797

Contrast Black 4.59:1White 4.57:1

CSS

--color-498415: #498415;
.background-498415 { background-color: #498415; }
.text-498415 { color: #498415; }

Luminance0.1797

Black text4.59:1AA Pass

White text4.57:1AA 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":"#498415","rgb":[73,132,21],"hsl":[92,73,30],"cmyk":[45,0,84,48],"luminance":0.1797,"contrast":{"black":4.59,"white":4.57}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1D3508","hex":"#1D3508","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.56,"contrastWhite":13.43,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#501584","hex":"#501584","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.78,"contrastWhite":11.78,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#74D421","hex":"#74D421","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.18,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#489504","hex":"#489504","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.58,"contrastWhite":3.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Scheele Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/498415.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#501584","analogous":["#818415","#158418"],"triadic":["#154984","#841549"],"tetradic":["#158184","#501584","#841815"],"splitComplementary":["#181584","#841581"],"monochromatic":["#74D421","#498415","#1D3508"]}

Variants

{"light":"#74D421","dark":"#1D3508","saturated":"#489504","desaturated":"#4A7425","pastel":"#88CF4A","neon":"#5AC200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":35.05709628591621},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":38.01315561749642},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":38.1051177665153}]

HEX meaning and use

About #498415

#498415 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #498415 is visually closest to Scheele Green, a named green color with HEX #478800.

The RGB channels are 73, 132, and 21, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 92deg with 73% saturation and 30% 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 0.1797, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.59:1AA Pass

White text4.57:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #498415 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.59:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.57:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#1D3508#FFFFFF text · best 13.43:1#1D3508

#501584#FFFFFF text · best 11.78:1#501584

#74D421#000000 text · best 11.18:1#74D421

Dark Olive Green#FFFFFF text · best 5.95:1#556B2F

#489504#000000 text · best 5.58:1#489504

Generated Palette

#498415#498415

#501584#501584

#818415#818415

#158418#158418

#74D421#74D421

#1D3508#1D3508

Color Harmonies

#501584#501584

#818415#818415

#158418#158418

#154984#154984

#841549#841549

Variants

#74D421#74D421

#1D3508#1D3508

#489504#489504

#4A7425#4A7425

#88CF4A#88CF4A

#5AC200#5AC200

Nearest Named Colors

Scheele Green#478800

Avocado#568203

Fern Frond#657220

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Olive Drab#6B8E23

#498415

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #498415

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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