HEX atlas value

#499A13

#499A13 is a cool green HEX color close to Scheele Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 73, 154, 19, HSL 96, 78%, 34%, has luminance 0.2457, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#499A13 Sample readable text

HEX #499A13

RGB rgb(73, 154, 19)

HSL hsl(96 78% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(53, 0, 88, 40)

Luminance 0.2457

Contrast Black 5.91:1White 3.55:1

CSS

--color-499a13: #499A13;
.background-499a13 { background-color: #499A13; }
.text-499a13 { color: #499A13; }

Luminance0.2457

Black text5.91:1AA Pass

White text3.55:1AA 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":"#499A13","rgb":[73,154,19],"hsl":[96,78,34],"cmyk":[53,0,88,40],"luminance":0.2457,"contrast":{"black":5.91,"white":3.55}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#72E425","hex":"#72E425","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.84,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#224909","hex":"#224909","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.02,"contrastWhite":10.38,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#64139A","hex":"#64139A","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":9.99,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#45AD00","hex":"#45AD00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.23,"contrastWhite":2.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/499a13.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/kelly-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#64139A","analogous":["#8D9A13","#139A21"],"triadic":["#13499A","#9A1349"],"tetradic":["#138D9A","#64139A","#9A2113"],"splitComplementary":["#21139A","#9A138D"],"monochromatic":["#72E425","#499A13","#224909"]}

Variants

{"light":"#72E425","dark":"#224909","saturated":"#45AD00","desaturated":"#4D8726","pastel":"#89D855","neon":"#56D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":31.63858403911275},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":33.37663853655727},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":39.44616584663204},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":39.44616584663204}]

HEX meaning and use

About #499A13

#499A13 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #499A13 is visually closest to Scheele Green, a named green color with HEX #478800.

The RGB channels are 73, 154, and 19, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 96deg with 78% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.2457, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.91:1AA Pass

White text3.55:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #499A13 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.91:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#72E425#000000 text · best 12.84:1#72E425

#224909#FFFFFF text · best 10.38:1#224909

#64139A#FFFFFF text · best 9.99:1#64139A

Kelly Green#000000 text · best 8.43:1#4CBB17

#45AD00#000000 text · best 7.23:1#45AD00

Generated Palette

#499A13#499A13

#64139A#64139A

#8D9A13#8D9A13

#139A21#139A21

#72E425#72E425

#224909#224909

Color Harmonies

#64139A#64139A

#8D9A13#8D9A13

#139A21#139A21

#13499A#13499A

#9A1349#9A1349

Variants

#72E425#72E425

#224909#224909

#45AD00#45AD00

#4D8726#4D8726

#89D855#89D855

#56D600#56D600

Nearest Named Colors

Scheele Green#478800

Avocado#568203

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

#499A13

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #499A13

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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