HEX atlas value

#5AA531

#5AA531 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 90, 165, 49, HSL 99, 54%, 42%, has luminance 0.2931, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#5AA531 Sample readable text

HEX #5AA531

RGB rgb(90, 165, 49)

HSL hsl(99 54% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(45, 0, 70, 35)

Luminance 0.2931

Contrast Black 6.86:1White 3.06:1

CSS

--color-5aa531: #5AA531;
.background-5aa531 { background-color: #5AA531; }
.text-5aa531 { color: #5AA531; }

Luminance0.2931

Black text6.86:1AA Pass

White text3.06:1AA 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":"#5AA531","rgb":[90,165,49],"hsl":[99,54,42],"cmyk":[45,0,70,35],"luminance":0.2931,"contrast":{"black":6.86,"white":3.06}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#88D062","hex":"#88D062","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.25,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#53BC1A","hex":"#53BC1A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.58,"contrastWhite":2.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#94A531","hex":"#94A531","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.69,"contrastWhite":2.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#335E1C","hex":"#335E1C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.76,"contrastWhite":7.61,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Olive Drab adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5aa531.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7C31A5","analogous":["#94A531","#31A543"],"triadic":["#315AA5","#A5315A"],"tetradic":["#3194A5","#7C31A5","#A54331"],"splitComplementary":["#4331A5","#A53194"],"monochromatic":["#88D062","#5AA531","#335E1C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#88D062","dark":"#335E1C","saturated":"#53BC1A","desaturated":"#618D49","pastel":"#A1CC8A","neon":"#59FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":31.843366656181317},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":31.843366656181317},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":36.823905279043935},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":41.92851058647326},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":48.13522618623496}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5AA531

#5AA531 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #5AA531 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 90, 165, and 49, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 99deg with 54% saturation and 42% 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 0.2931, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.84, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.86:1AA Pass

White text3.06:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5AA531 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.86:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#88D062#000000 text · best 11.25:1#88D062

#53BC1A#000000 text · best 8.58:1#53BC1A

Kelly Green#000000 text · best 8.43:1#4CBB17

#94A531#000000 text · best 7.69:1#94A531

#335E1C#FFFFFF text · best 7.61:1#335E1C

Generated Palette

#5AA531#5AA531

#7C31A5#7C31A5

#94A531#94A531

#31A543#31A543

#88D062#88D062

#335E1C#335E1C

Color Harmonies

#7C31A5#7C31A5

#94A531#94A531

#31A543#31A543

#315AA5#315AA5

#A5315A#A5315A

Variants

#88D062#88D062

#335E1C#335E1C

#53BC1A#53BC1A

#618D49#618D49

#A1CC8A#A1CC8A

#59FF00#59FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Olive Green#708238

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

#5AA531

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5AA531

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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