HEX atlas value

#4AC96E

#4AC96E is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 74, 201, 110, HSL 137, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.4435, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#4AC96E Sample readable text

HEX #4AC96E

RGB rgb(74, 201, 110)

HSL hsl(137 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(63, 0, 45, 21)

Luminance 0.4435

Contrast Black 9.87:1White 2.13:1

CSS

--color-4ac96e: #4AC96E;
.background-4ac96e { background-color: #4AC96E; }
.text-4ac96e { color: #4AC96E; }

Luminance0.4435

Black text9.87:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA 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":"#4AC96E","rgb":[74,201,110],"hsl":[137,54,54],"cmyk":[63,0,45,21],"luminance":0.4435,"contrast":{"black":9.87,"white":2.13}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#91DEA7","hex":"#91DEA7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.21,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#31E363","hex":"#31E363","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.3,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4AC9AE","hex":"#4AC9AE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#66C94A","hex":"#66C94A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.02,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Emerald adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/4ac96e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C94AA5","analogous":["#66C94A","#4AC9AE"],"triadic":["#6E4AC9","#C96E4A"],"tetradic":["#4A66C9","#C94AA5","#C9AE4A"],"splitComplementary":["#AE4AC9","#C94A66"],"monochromatic":["#91DEA7","#4AC96E","#2A8D46"]}

Variants

{"light":"#91DEA7","dark":"#2A8D46","saturated":"#31E363","desaturated":"#64AF79","pastel":"#B5DEC0","neon":"#3DFF74"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":63.631753079732135},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":64.74565622495459}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4AC96E

#4AC96E is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #4AC96E is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 74, 201, and 110, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 137deg with 54% saturation and 54% 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 0.4435, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.87:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4AC96E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#91DEA7#000000 text · best 13.21:1#91DEA7

#31E363#000000 text · best 12.3:1#31E363

#4AC9AE#000000 text · best 10.26:1#4AC9AE

#66C94A#000000 text · best 10.02:1#66C94A

Lime Green#000000 text · best 9.91:1#32CD32

Generated Palette

#4AC96E#4AC96E

#C94AA5#C94AA5

#66C94A#66C94A

#4AC9AE#4AC9AE

#91DEA7#91DEA7

#2A8D46#2A8D46

Color Harmonies

#C94AA5#C94AA5

#66C94A#66C94A

#4AC9AE#4AC9AE

#6E4AC9#6E4AC9

#C96E4A#C96E4A

Variants

#91DEA7#91DEA7

#2A8D46#2A8D46

#31E363#31E363

#64AF79#64AF79

#B5DEC0#B5DEC0

#3DFF74#3DFF74

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Lime Green#32CD32

#4AC96E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4AC96E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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