HEX atlas value

#5E9603

#5E9603 is a cool green HEX color close to Avocado. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 94, 150, 3, HSL 83, 96%, 30%, has luminance 0.242, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#5E9603 Sample readable text

HEX #5E9603

RGB rgb(94, 150, 3)

HSL hsl(83 96% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(37, 0, 98, 41)

Luminance 0.242

Contrast Black 5.84:1White 3.6:1

CSS

--color-5e9603: #5E9603;
.background-5e9603 { background-color: #5E9603; }
.text-5e9603 { color: #5E9603; }

Luminance0.242

Black text5.84:1AA Pass

White text3.6:1AA 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":"#5E9603","rgb":[94,150,3],"hsl":[83,96,30],"cmyk":[37,0,98,41],"luminance":0.242,"contrast":{"black":5.84,"white":3.6}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#96F005","hex":"#96F005","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.76,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#3B0396","hex":"#3B0396","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.64,"contrastWhite":12.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#253C01","hex":"#253C01","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.73,"contrastWhite":12.17,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5E9900","hex":"#5E9900","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.03,"contrastWhite":3.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#968503","hex":"#968503","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.65,"contrastWhite":3.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Avocado 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/5e9603.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scheeles-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3B0396","analogous":["#968503","#149603"],"triadic":["#035E96","#96035E"],"tetradic":["#039685","#3B0396","#960314"],"splitComplementary":["#031496","#850396"],"monochromatic":["#96F005","#5E9603","#253C01"]}

Variants

{"light":"#96F005","dark":"#253C01","saturated":"#5E9900","desaturated":"#5A8514","pastel":"#A2E92F","neon":"#78C200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":21.540659228538015},{"slug":"scheeles-green","name":"Scheele Green","hex":"#478800","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":35.45419580247167},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":35.45419580247167},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":40.607881008493905}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5E9603

#5E9603 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #5E9603 is visually closest to Avocado, a named green color with HEX #568203.

The RGB channels are 94, 150, and 3, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 83deg with 96% saturation and 30% 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 0.242, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.84:1AA Pass

White text3.6:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5E9603 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.84:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#96F005#000000 text · best 14.76:1#96F005

#3B0396#FFFFFF text · best 12.8:1#3B0396

#253C01#FFFFFF text · best 12.17:1#253C01

#5E9900#000000 text · best 6.03:1#5E9900

#968503#000000 text · best 5.65:1#968503

Generated Palette

#5E9603#5E9603

#3B0396#3B0396

#968503#968503

#149603#149603

#96F005#96F005

#253C01#253C01

Color Harmonies

#3B0396#3B0396

#968503#968503

#149603#149603

#035E96#035E96

#96035E#96035E

Variants

#96F005#96F005

#253C01#253C01

#5E9900#5E9900

#5A8514#5A8514

#A2E92F#A2E92F

#78C200#78C200

Nearest Named Colors

Avocado#568203

Scheele Green#478800

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive#808000

#5E9603

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5E9603

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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