Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#506831

#506831 is a cool green HEX color nearest Dark Olive Green. RGB 80, 104, 49, HSL 86° 36% 30%, luminance 0.1183; view contrast and conversions.

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#506831 Sample readable text
HEX #506831
RGB rgb(80, 104, 49)
HSL hsl(86 36% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 53, 59)
Luminance 0.1183
Contrast Black 3.37:1White 6.24:1

CSS

--color-506831: #506831;
.background-506831 { background-color: #506831; }
.text-506831 { color: #506831; }

HEX meaning and use

About #506831

#506831 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #506831 is visually closest to Dark Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #556B2F.

The RGB channels are 80, 104, and 49, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 86deg with 36% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1183, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.37:1AA Fail
White text6.24:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #506831 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.37:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.24:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#202A14#202A14 · #FFFFFF text · best 14.98:1#493168#493168 · #FFFFFF text · best 10.93:1#4E5742#4E5742 · #FFFFFF text · best 7.59:1#80A64E#80A64E · #000000 text · best 7.48:1Hunter Green#355E3B · #FFFFFF text · best 7.46:1

Generated Palette

#506831#506831
#493168#493168
#686431#686431
#356831#356831
#80A64E#80A64E
#202A14#202A14

Color Harmonies

#493168#493168
#686431#686431
#356831#356831
#315068#315068
#683150#683150

Variants

#80A64E#80A64E
#202A14#202A14
#527920#527920
#4E5742#4E5742
#8FA474#8FA474
#6EC200#6EC200

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Olive Green#556B2F
Moss Deep#4A5D23
Fern Green#4F7942
Fern Frond#657220
Hunter Green#355E3B

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1183
Black text3.37:1AA Fail
White text6.24:1AA Pass
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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#506831","rgb":[80,104,49],"hsl":[86,36,30],"cmyk":[23,0,53,59],"luminance":0.1183,"contrast":{"black":3.37,"white":6.24}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#202A14","hex":"#202A14","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.4,"contrastWhite":14.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#493168","hex":"#493168","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.92,"contrastWhite":10.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4E5742","hex":"#4E5742","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.77,"contrastWhite":7.59,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#80A64E","hex":"#80A64E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.48,"contrastWhite":2.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/506831.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#493168","analogous":["#686431","#356831"],"triadic":["#315068","#683150"],"tetradic":["#316864","#493168","#683135"],"splitComplementary":["#313568","#643168"],"monochromatic":["#80A64E","#506831","#202A14"]}
Variants
{"light":"#80A64E","dark":"#202A14","saturated":"#527920","desaturated":"#4E5742","pastel":"#8FA474","neon":"#6EC200"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":6.164414002968976},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":24.06241883103193},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":28.809720581775867},{"slug":"hunter-green","name":"Hunter Green","hex":"#355E3B","distance":30.479501308256342}]
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