HEX atlas value

#5A661E

#5A661E is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 90, 102, 30, HSL 70, 55%, 26%, has luminance 0.1177, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#5A661E Sample readable text

HEX #5A661E

RGB rgb(90, 102, 30)

HSL hsl(70 55% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 71, 60)

Luminance 0.1177

Contrast Black 3.35:1White 6.26:1

CSS

--color-5a661e: #5A661E;
.background-5a661e { background-color: #5A661E; }
.text-5a661e { color: #5A661E; }

Luminance0.1177

Black text3.35:1AA Fail

White text6.26:1AA 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":"#5A661E","rgb":[90,102,30],"hsl":[70,55,26],"cmyk":[12,0,71,60],"luminance":0.1177,"contrast":{"black":3.35,"white":6.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1C2009","hex":"#1C2009","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.26,"contrastWhite":16.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2A1E67","hex":"#2A1E67","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.48,"contrastWhite":14.19,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#99AE32","hex":"#99AE32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.45,"contrastWhite":2.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#674E1E","hex":"#674E1E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.69,"contrastWhite":7.82,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.78,"contrastWhite":7.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Fern Frond adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5a661e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2A1E67","analogous":["#674E1E","#36671E"],"triadic":["#1E5B67","#671E5B"],"tetradic":["#1E674E","#2A1E67","#671E36"],"splitComplementary":["#1E3667","#4E1E67"],"monochromatic":["#99AE32","#5A661E","#1C2009"]}

Variants

{"light":"#99AE32","dark":"#1C2009","saturated":"#64750F","desaturated":"#51582C","pastel":"#A3B450","neon":"#90AD00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":19.026297590440446},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":38.01315561749642},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":39.102429592034305}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5A661E

#5A661E is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #5A661E is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 90, 102, and 30, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 55% 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 0.1177, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.40, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.35:1AA Fail

White text6.26:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5A661E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.35:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.26:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#1C2009#FFFFFF text · best 16.67:1#1C2009

#2A1E67#FFFFFF text · best 14.19:1#2A1E67

#99AE32#000000 text · best 8.45:1#99AE32

#674E1E#FFFFFF text · best 7.82:1#674E1E

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

Generated Palette

#5A661E#5A661E

#2A1E67#2A1E67

#674E1E#674E1E

#36671E#36671E

#99AE32#99AE32

#1C2009#1C2009

Color Harmonies

#2A1E67#2A1E67

#674E1E#674E1E

#36671E#36671E

#1E5B67#1E5B67

#671E5B#671E5B

Variants

#99AE32#99AE32

#1C2009#1C2009

#64750F#64750F

#51582C#51582C

#A3B450#A3B450

#90AD00#90AD00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Terre Verte#385E0F

Avocado#568203

#5A661E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5A661E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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