HEX atlas value

#5B6B06

#5B6B06 is a cool green HEX color close to Avocado. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 91, 107, 6, HSL 70, 89%, 22%, has luminance 0.1275, and belongs to the dark and jewel tone groups.

green cool dark jewel-tone

#5B6B06 Sample readable text

HEX #5B6B06

RGB rgb(91, 107, 6)

HSL hsl(70 89% 22%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 94, 58)

Luminance 0.1275

Contrast Black 3.55:1White 5.92:1

CSS

--color-5b6b06: #5B6B06;
.background-5b6b06 { background-color: #5B6B06; }
.text-5b6b06 { color: #5B6B06; }

Luminance0.1275

Black text3.55:1AA Fail

White text5.92:1AA 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":"#5B6B06","rgb":[91,107,6],"hsl":[70,89,22],"cmyk":[15,0,94,58],"luminance":0.1275,"contrast":{"black":3.55,"white":5.92}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#101301","hex":"#101301","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.12,"contrastWhite":18.82,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#17066A","hex":"#17066A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.27,"contrastWhite":16.54,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A3C10B","hex":"#A3C10B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.19,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6A4906","hex":"#6A4906","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.57,"contrastWhite":8.18,"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","dark","jewel tone","dark green","jewel tone green","Avocado adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5b6b06.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#17066A","analogous":["#6A4906","#276A06"],"triadic":["#06596A","#6A0659"],"tetradic":["#066A49","#17066A","#6A0627"],"splitComplementary":["#06276A","#49066A"],"monochromatic":["#A3C10B","#5B6B06","#101301"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A3C10B","dark":"#101301","saturated":"#5D7000","desaturated":"#515E13","pastel":"#B3D11F","neon":"#7F9900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":28.722813232690143},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":35.73513677041127},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":36.41428291206625},{"slug":"terre-verte","name":"Terre Verte","hex":"#385E0F","distance":38.40572873934304}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5B6B06

#5B6B06 is classified as a cool green value with dark and jewel tone visual character. #5B6B06 is visually closest to Avocado, a named green color with HEX #568203.

The RGB channels are 91, 107, and 6, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 89% saturation and 22% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 0.1275, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.55:1AA Fail

White text5.92:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5B6B06 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.55:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.92:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#101301#FFFFFF text · best 18.82:1#101301

#17066A#FFFFFF text · best 16.54:1#17066A

#A3C10B#000000 text · best 10.19:1#A3C10B

#6A4906#FFFFFF text · best 8.18:1#6A4906

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

Generated Palette

#5B6B06#5B6B06

#17066A#17066A

#6A4906#6A4906

#276A06#276A06

#A3C10B#A3C10B

#101301#101301

Color Harmonies

#17066A#17066A

#6A4906#6A4906

#276A06#276A06

#06596A#06596A

#6A0659#6A0659

Variants

#A3C10B#A3C10B

#101301#101301

#5D7000#5D7000

#515E13#515E13

#B3D11F#B3D11F

#7F9900#7F9900

Nearest Named Colors

Avocado#568203

Fern Frond#657220

Scheele Green#478800

Moss Deep#4A5D23

Terre Verte#385E0F

#5B6B06

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5B6B06

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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