HEX atlas value

#5CA509

#5CA509 is a cool green HEX color close to Kelly Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 92, 165, 9, HSL 88, 90%, 34%, has luminance 0.2921, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#5CA509 Sample readable text

HEX #5CA509

RGB rgb(92, 165, 9)

HSL hsl(88 90% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(44, 0, 95, 35)

Luminance 0.2921

Contrast Black 6.84:1White 3.07:1

CSS

--color-5ca509: #5CA509;
.background-5ca509 { background-color: #5CA509; }
.text-5ca509 { color: #5CA509; }

Luminance0.2921

Black text6.84:1AA Pass

White text3.07:1AA 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":"#5CA509","rgb":[92,165,9],"hsl":[88,90,34],"cmyk":[44,0,95,35],"luminance":0.2921,"contrast":{"black":6.84,"white":3.07}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#8CF316","hex":"#8CF316","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.95,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#5109A5","hex":"#5109A5","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.93,"contrastWhite":10.87,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2B4E04","hex":"#2B4E04","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.19,"contrastWhite":9.57,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A5A009","hex":"#A5A009","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Kelly Green 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/5ca509.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5109A5","analogous":["#A5A009","#0EA509"],"triadic":["#095CA5","#A5095C"],"tetradic":["#09A5A0","#5109A5","#A5090E"],"splitComplementary":["#090EA5","#A009A5"],"monochromatic":["#8CF316","#5CA509","#2B4E04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#8CF316","dark":"#2B4E04","saturated":"#5CAD00","desaturated":"#5B921C","pastel":"#9CE548","neon":"#72D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":30.59411708155671},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":36.013886210738214},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":36.91882988394946},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":37.815340802378074},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":37.815340802378074}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5CA509

#5CA509 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #5CA509 is visually closest to Kelly Green, a named green color with HEX #4CBB17.

The RGB channels are 92, 165, and 9, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 88deg with 90% 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 0.2921, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.84:1AA Pass

White text3.07:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5CA509 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.84:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#8CF316#000000 text · best 14.95:1#8CF316

#5109A5#FFFFFF text · best 10.87:1#5109A5

#2B4E04#FFFFFF text · best 9.57:1#2B4E04

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

#A5A009#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A5A009

Generated Palette

#5CA509#5CA509

#5109A5#5109A5

#A5A009#A5A009

#0EA509#0EA509

#8CF316#8CF316

#2B4E04#2B4E04

Color Harmonies

#5109A5#5109A5

#A5A009#A5A009

#0EA509#0EA509

#095CA5#095CA5

#A5095C#A5095C

Variants

#8CF316#8CF316

#2B4E04#2B4E04

#5CAD00#5CAD00

#5B921C#5B921C

#9CE548#9CE548

#72D600#72D600

Nearest Named Colors

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Avocado#568203

Scheele Green#478800

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

#5CA509

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5CA509

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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