HEX atlas value

#4E9518

#4E9518 is a cool green HEX color close to Scheele Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 78, 149, 24, HSL 94, 72%, 34%, has luminance 0.2318, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#4E9518 Sample readable text

HEX #4E9518

RGB rgb(78, 149, 24)

HSL hsl(94 72% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(48, 0, 84, 42)

Luminance 0.2318

Contrast Black 5.64:1White 3.73:1

CSS

--color-4e9518: #4E9518;
.background-4e9518 { background-color: #4E9518; }
.text-4e9518 { color: #4E9518; }

Luminance0.2318

Black text5.64:1AA Pass

White text3.73:1AA 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":"#4E9518","rgb":[78,149,24],"hsl":[94,72,34],"cmyk":[48,0,84,42],"luminance":0.2318,"contrast":{"black":5.64,"white":3.73}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#79DD2C","hex":"#79DD2C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.19,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#25460B","hex":"#25460B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.96,"contrastWhite":10.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5F1895","hex":"#5F1895","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.05,"contrastWhite":10.23,"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":"#4CA805","hex":"#4CA805","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.91,"contrastWhite":3.04,"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","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/4e9518.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/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5F1895","analogous":["#8D9518","#189521"],"triadic":["#184E95","#95184E"],"tetradic":["#188D95","#5F1895","#952118"],"splitComplementary":["#211895","#95188D"],"monochromatic":["#79DD2C","#4E9518","#25460B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#79DD2C","dark":"#25460B","saturated":"#4CA805","desaturated":"#51822B","pastel":"#8FD25B","neon":"#5DD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":31.796226191169293},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":31.796226191169293},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":38.06573262134856}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4E9518

#4E9518 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #4E9518 is visually closest to Scheele Green, a named green color with HEX #478800.

The RGB channels are 78, 149, and 24, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 94deg with 72% 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 0.2318, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.64:1AA Pass

White text3.73:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4E9518 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.64:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#79DD2C#000000 text · best 12.19:1#79DD2C

#25460B#FFFFFF text · best 10.71:1#25460B

#5F1895#FFFFFF text · best 10.23:1#5F1895

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

#4CA805#000000 text · best 6.91:1#4CA805

Generated Palette

#4E9518#4E9518

#5F1895#5F1895

#8D9518#8D9518

#189521#189521

#79DD2C#79DD2C

#25460B#25460B

Color Harmonies

#5F1895#5F1895

#8D9518#8D9518

#189521#189521

#184E95#184E95

#95184E#95184E

Variants

#79DD2C#79DD2C

#25460B#25460B

#4CA805#4CA805

#51822B#51822B

#8FD25B#8FD25B

#5DD600#5DD600

Nearest Named Colors

Scheele Green#478800

Avocado#568203

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Kelly Green#4CBB17

#4E9518

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4E9518

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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