HEX atlas value

#526E17

#526E17 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 82, 110, 23, HSL 79, 65%, 26%, has luminance 0.1301, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#526E17 Sample readable text

HEX #526E17

RGB rgb(82, 110, 23)

HSL hsl(79 65% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 79, 57)

Luminance 0.1301

Contrast Black 3.6:1White 5.83:1

CSS

--color-526e17: #526E17;
.background-526e17 { background-color: #526E17; }
.text-526e17 { color: #526E17; }

Luminance0.1301

Black text3.6:1AA Fail

White text5.83:1AA 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":"#526E17","rgb":[82,110,23],"hsl":[79,65,26],"cmyk":[25,0,79,57],"luminance":0.1301,"contrast":{"black":3.6,"white":5.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#192207","hex":"#192207","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.27,"contrastWhite":16.48,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#32176D","hex":"#32176D","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.48,"contrastWhite":14.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8BB927","hex":"#8BB927","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.07,"contrastWhite":2.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.88,"contrastWhite":7.29,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Fern Frond adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/526e17.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#32176D","analogous":["#6D5E17","#276D17"],"triadic":["#17526D","#6D1752"],"tetradic":["#176D5E","#32176D","#6D1727"],"splitComplementary":["#17276D","#5E176D"],"monochromatic":["#8BB927","#526E17","#192207"]}

Variants

{"light":"#8BB927","dark":"#192207","saturated":"#577C09","desaturated":"#4D5F26","pastel":"#99C144","neon":"#76AD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":21.400934559032695},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":28.5657137141714},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":31.559467676119}]

HEX meaning and use

About #526E17

#526E17 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #526E17 is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 82, 110, and 23, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 79deg with 65% 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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.1301, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.6:1AA Fail

White text5.83:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #526E17 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.6:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.83:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#192207#FFFFFF text · best 16.48:1#192207

#32176D#FFFFFF text · best 14.19:1#32176D

#8BB927#000000 text · best 9.07:1#8BB927

Terre Verte#FFFFFF text · best 7.56:1#385E0F

Moss Deep#FFFFFF text · best 7.29:1#4A5D23

Generated Palette

#526E17#526E17

#32176D#32176D

#6D5E17#6D5E17

#276D17#276D17

#8BB927#8BB927

#192207#192207

Color Harmonies

#32176D#32176D

#6D5E17#6D5E17

#276D17#276D17

#17526D#17526D

#6D1752#6D1752

Variants

#8BB927#8BB927

#192207#192207

#577C09#577C09

#4D5F26#4D5F26

#99C144#99C144

#76AD00#76AD00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Avocado#568203

Terre Verte#385E0F

#526E17

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #526E17

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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