HEX atlas value

#498628

#498628 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 73, 134, 40, HSL 99, 54%, 34%, has luminance 0.1862, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#498628 Sample readable text

HEX #498628

RGB rgb(73, 134, 40)

HSL hsl(99 54% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(46, 0, 70, 47)

Luminance 0.1862

Contrast Black 4.72:1White 4.45:1

CSS

--color-498628: #498628;
.background-498628 { background-color: #498628; }
.text-498628 { color: #498628; }

Luminance0.1862

Black text4.72:1AA Pass

White text4.45:1AA 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":"#498628","rgb":[73,134,40],"hsl":[99,54,34],"cmyk":[46,0,70,47],"luminance":0.1862,"contrast":{"black":4.72,"white":4.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#223F13","hex":"#223F13","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#71C743","hex":"#71C743","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.95,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#652886","hex":"#652886","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.2,"contrastWhite":9.54,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#439915","hex":"#439915","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.81,"contrastWhite":3.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Fern Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/498628.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#652886","analogous":["#778628","#288636"],"triadic":["#284986","#862849"],"tetradic":["#287786","#652886","#863628"],"splitComplementary":["#362886","#862877"],"monochromatic":["#71C743","#498628","#223F13"]}

Variants

{"light":"#71C743","dark":"#223F13","saturated":"#439915","desaturated":"#4E723B","pastel":"#8ABF6E","neon":"#4BD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":29.68164415931166},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":30.364452901377952},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":35.2845575287547},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":35.2845575287547},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":35.32704346531139}]

HEX meaning and use

About #498628

#498628 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #498628 is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 73, 134, and 40, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 99deg with 54% saturation and 34% 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 0.1862, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.72:1AA Pass

White text4.45:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #498628 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.72:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#223F13#FFFFFF text · best 11.74:1#223F13

#71C743#000000 text · best 9.95:1#71C743

#652886#FFFFFF text · best 9.54:1#652886

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

#439915#000000 text · best 5.81:1#439915

Generated Palette

#498628#498628

#652886#652886

#778628#778628

#288636#288636

#71C743#71C743

#223F13#223F13

Color Harmonies

#652886#652886

#778628#778628

#288636#288636

#284986#284986

#862849#862849

Variants

#71C743#71C743

#223F13#223F13

#439915#439915

#4E723B#4E723B

#8ABF6E#8ABF6E

#4BD600#4BD600

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Fern Frond#657220

#498628

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #498628

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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