HEX atlas value

#59843E

#59843E is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 89, 132, 62, HSL 97, 36%, 38%, has luminance 0.1897, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#59843E Sample readable text

HEX #59843E

RGB rgb(89, 132, 62)

HSL hsl(97 36% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(33, 0, 53, 48)

Luminance 0.1897

Contrast Black 4.79:1White 4.38:1

CSS

--color-59843e: #59843E;
.background-59843e { background-color: #59843E; }
.text-59843e { color: #59843E; }

Luminance0.1897

Black text4.79:1AA Pass

White text4.38:1AA 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":"#59843E","rgb":[89,132,62],"hsl":[97,36,38],"cmyk":[33,0,53,48],"luminance":0.1897,"contrast":{"black":4.79,"white":4.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2F4521","hex":"#2F4521","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.99,"contrastWhite":10.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#85B766","hex":"#85B766","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.96,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#693E84","hex":"#693E84","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.62,"contrastWhite":8.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#549929","hex":"#549929","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.97,"contrastWhite":3.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Fern Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/59843e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#693E84","analogous":["#7C843E","#3E8446"],"triadic":["#3E5984","#843E59"],"tetradic":["#3E7C84","#693E84","#84463E"],"splitComplementary":["#463E84","#843E7C"],"monochromatic":["#85B766","#59843E","#2F4521"]}

Variants

{"light":"#85B766","dark":"#2F4521","saturated":"#549929","desaturated":"#5E6E53","pastel":"#9CB48D","neon":"#5AEB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":27.964262908219126},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":30.62678566222711}]

HEX meaning and use

About #59843E

#59843E is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #59843E is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 89, 132, and 62, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 97deg with 36% saturation and 38% 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 0.1897, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.79:1AA Pass

White text4.38:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #59843E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.79:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#2F4521#FFFFFF text · best 10.53:1#2F4521

#85B766#000000 text · best 8.96:1#85B766

#693E84#FFFFFF text · best 8.01:1#693E84

#549929#000000 text · best 5.97:1#549929

Dark Olive Green#FFFFFF text · best 5.95:1#556B2F

Generated Palette

#59843E#59843E

#693E84#693E84

#7C843E#7C843E

#3E8446#3E8446

#85B766#85B766

#2F4521#2F4521

Color Harmonies

#693E84#693E84

#7C843E#7C843E

#3E8446#3E8446

#3E5984#3E5984

#843E59#843E59

Variants

#85B766#85B766

#2F4521#2F4521

#549929#549929

#5E6E53#5E6E53

#9CB48D#9CB48D

#5AEB00#5AEB00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Olive Green#708238

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Cactus Green#587156

#59843E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #59843E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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