HEX atlas value

#5B9518

#5B9518 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 91, 149, 24, HSL 88, 72%, 34%, has luminance 0.2378, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#5B9518 Sample readable text

HEX #5B9518

RGB rgb(91, 149, 24)

HSL hsl(88 72% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(39, 0, 84, 42)

Luminance 0.2378

Contrast Black 5.76:1White 3.65:1

CSS

--color-5b9518: #5B9518;
.background-5b9518 { background-color: #5B9518; }
.text-5b9518 { color: #5B9518; }

Luminance0.2378

Black text5.76:1AA Pass

White text3.65:1AA 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":"#5B9518","rgb":[91,149,24],"hsl":[88,72,34],"cmyk":[39,0,84,42],"luminance":0.2378,"contrast":{"black":5.76,"white":3.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#8ADD2C","hex":"#8ADD2C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.46,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#531895","hex":"#531895","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.93,"contrastWhite":10.87,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2B460B","hex":"#2B460B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.98,"contrastWhite":10.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5CA805","hex":"#5CA805","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.06,"contrastWhite":2.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#959118","hex":"#959118","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.34,"contrastWhite":3.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Olive Drab adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5b9518.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/avocado.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#531895","analogous":["#959118","#1C9518"],"triadic":["#185B95","#95185B"],"tetradic":["#189591","#531895","#95181C"],"splitComplementary":["#181C95","#911895"],"monochromatic":["#8ADD2C","#5B9518","#2B460B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#8ADD2C","dark":"#2B460B","saturated":"#5CA805","desaturated":"#5A822B","pastel":"#9AD25B","neon":"#72D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":28.75760768909681},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":33.83784863137726},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":37.26929030716845}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5B9518

#5B9518 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #5B9518 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 91, 149, and 24, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 88deg with 72% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.2378, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.76:1AA Pass

White text3.65:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5B9518 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.76:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#8ADD2C#000000 text · best 12.46:1#8ADD2C

#531895#FFFFFF text · best 10.87:1#531895

#2B460B#FFFFFF text · best 10.58:1#2B460B

#5CA805#000000 text · best 7.06:1#5CA805

#959118#000000 text · best 6.34:1#959118

Generated Palette

#5B9518#5B9518

#531895#531895

#959118#959118

#1C9518#1C9518

#8ADD2C#8ADD2C

#2B460B#2B460B

Color Harmonies

#531895#531895

#959118#959118

#1C9518#1C9518

#185B95#185B95

#95185B#95185B

Variants

#8ADD2C#8ADD2C

#2B460B#2B460B

#5CA805#5CA805

#5A822B#5A822B

#9AD25B#9AD25B

#72D600#72D600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Avocado#568203

Scheele Green#478800

Fern Frond#657220

#5B9518

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5B9518

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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