HEX atlas value

#4AC98A

#4AC98A is a cool green HEX color close to Emerald. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 74, 201, 138, HSL 150, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.4506, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#4AC98A Sample readable text

HEX #4AC98A

RGB rgb(74, 201, 138)

HSL hsl(150 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(63, 0, 31, 21)

Luminance 0.4506

Contrast Black 10.01:1White 2.1:1

CSS

--color-4ac98a: #4AC98A;
.background-4ac98a { background-color: #4AC98A; }
.text-4ac98a { color: #4AC98A; }

Luminance0.4506

Black text10.01:1AA Pass

White text2.1:1AA 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":"#4AC98A","rgb":[74,201,138],"hsl":[150,54,54],"cmyk":[63,0,31,21],"luminance":0.4506,"contrast":{"black":10.01,"white":2.1}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.1,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#91DEB8","hex":"#91DEB8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.34,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#31E38A","hex":"#31E38A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.49,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.88,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4AC9C9","hex":"#4AC9C9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.49,"contrastWhite":2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"contrastWhite":2.13,"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/4ac98a.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":"#C94A8A","analogous":["#4AC94A","#4AC9C9"],"triadic":["#8A4AC9","#C98A4A"],"tetradic":["#4A4AC9","#C94A8A","#C9C94A"],"splitComplementary":["#C94AC9","#C94A4A"],"monochromatic":["#91DEB8","#4AC98A","#2A8D5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#91DEB8","dark":"#2A8D5C","saturated":"#31E38A","desaturated":"#64AF8A","pastel":"#B5DEC9","neon":"#3DFF9E"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":19},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":19},{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":36.124783736376884},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":42.708313008125245},{"slug":"verdigris","name":"Verdigris","hex":"#43B3AE","distance":42.76680956068619}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4AC98A

#4AC98A is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #4AC98A is visually closest to Emerald, a named green color with HEX #50C878.

The RGB channels are 74, 201, and 138, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 150deg 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 0.4506, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.01:1AA Pass

White text2.1:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4AC98A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.1:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#91DEB8#000000 text · best 13.34:1#91DEB8

#31E38A#000000 text · best 12.49:1#31E38A

Medium Aquamarine#000000 text · best 10.88:1#66CDAA

#4AC9C9#000000 text · best 10.49:1#4AC9C9

Paris Green#000000 text · best 9.87:1#50C878

Generated Palette

#4AC98A#4AC98A

#C94A8A#C94A8A

#4AC94A#4AC94A

#4AC9C9#4AC9C9

#91DEB8#91DEB8

#2A8D5C#2A8D5C

Color Harmonies

#C94A8A#C94A8A

#4AC94A#4AC94A

#4AC9C9#4AC9C9

#8A4AC9#8A4AC9

#C98A4A#C98A4A

Variants

#91DEB8#91DEB8

#2A8D5C#2A8D5C

#31E38A#31E38A

#64AF8A#64AF8A

#B5DEC9#B5DEC9

#3DFF9E#3DFF9E

Nearest Named Colors

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Verdigris#43B3AE

#4AC98A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4AC98A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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