HEX atlas value

#525A2A

#525A2A is a cool green HEX color close to Moss Deep. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 82, 90, 42, HSL 70, 36%, 26%, has luminance 0.0927, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#525A2A Sample readable text

HEX #525A2A

RGB rgb(82, 90, 42)

HSL hsl(70 36% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 53, 65)

Luminance 0.0927

Contrast Black 2.85:1White 7.36:1

CSS

--color-525a2a: #525A2A;
.background-525a2a { background-color: #525A2A; }
.text-525a2a { color: #525A2A; }

Luminance0.0927

Black text2.85:1AA Fail

White text7.36:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#525A2A","rgb":[82,90,42],"hsl":[70,36,26],"cmyk":[9,0,53,65],"luminance":0.0927,"contrast":{"black":2.85,"white":7.36}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#191C0D","hex":"#191C0D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.21,"contrastWhite":17.3,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#322A5A","hex":"#322A5A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.61,"contrastWhite":13.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.24,"contrastWhite":9.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#484C39","hex":"#484C39","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.37,"contrastWhite":8.87,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5A4A2A","hex":"#5A4A2A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.45,"contrastWhite":8.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Moss Deep 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/525a2a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/walnut.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#322A5A","analogous":["#5A4A2A","#3A5A2A"],"triadic":["#2A525A","#5A2A52"],"tetradic":["#2A5A4A","#322A5A","#5A2A3A"],"splitComplementary":["#2A3A5A","#4A2A5A"],"monochromatic":["#8B9948","#525A2A","#191C0D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#8B9948","dark":"#191C0D","saturated":"#5C691C","desaturated":"#484C39","pastel":"#949C68","neon":"#90AD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":11.045361017187261},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":17.97220075561143},{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":29.274562336608895},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":31.654383582688826},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":32.202484376209235}]

HEX meaning and use

About #525A2A

#525A2A is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #525A2A is visually closest to Moss Deep, a named green color with HEX #4A5D23.

The RGB channels are 82, 90, and 42, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 36% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark 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 0.0927, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.85:1AA Fail

White text7.36:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #525A2A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.85:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.36:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#191C0D#FFFFFF text · best 17.3:1#191C0D

#322A5A#FFFFFF text · best 13.01:1#322A5A

Walnut#FFFFFF text · best 9.39:1#5C4033

#484C39#FFFFFF text · best 8.87:1#484C39

#5A4A2A#FFFFFF text · best 8.58:1#5A4A2A

Generated Palette

#525A2A#525A2A

#322A5A#322A5A

#5A4A2A#5A4A2A

#3A5A2A#3A5A2A

#8B9948#8B9948

#191C0D#191C0D

Color Harmonies

#322A5A#322A5A

#5A4A2A#5A4A2A

#3A5A2A#3A5A2A

#2A525A#2A525A

#5A2A52#5A2A52

Variants

#8B9948#8B9948

#191C0D#191C0D

#5C691C#5C691C

#484C39#484C39

#949C68#949C68

#90AD00#90AD00

Nearest Named Colors

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Walnut#5C4033

Loam#6B4F3A

Fern Frond#657220

#525A2A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #525A2A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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