HEX atlas value

#5F9F38

#5F9F38 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 95, 159, 56, HSL 97, 48%, 42%, has luminance 0.2751, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#5F9F38 Sample readable text

HEX #5F9F38

RGB rgb(95, 159, 56)

HSL hsl(97 48% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(40, 0, 65, 38)

Luminance 0.2751

Contrast Black 6.5:1White 3.23:1

CSS

--color-5f9f38: #5F9F38;
.background-5f9f38 { background-color: #5F9F38; }
.text-5f9f38 { color: #5F9F38; }

Luminance0.2751

Black text6.5:1AA Pass

White text3.23:1AA 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":"#5F9F38","rgb":[95,159,56],"hsl":[97,48,42],"cmyk":[40,0,65,38],"luminance":0.2751,"contrast":{"black":6.5,"white":3.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#8ECA68","hex":"#8ECA68","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.8,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5AB620","hex":"#5AB620","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.15,"contrastWhite":2.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#365B20","hex":"#365B20","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.67,"contrastWhite":7.85,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#77389F","hex":"#77389F","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.85,"contrastWhite":7.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#939F38","hex":"#939F38","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.26,"contrastWhite":2.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/5f9f38.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/olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#77389F","analogous":["#939F38","#389F44"],"triadic":["#385F9F","#9F385F"],"tetradic":["#38939F","#77389F","#9F4438"],"splitComplementary":["#44389F","#9F3893"],"monochromatic":["#8ECA68","#5F9F38","#365B20"]}

Variants

{"light":"#8ECA68","dark":"#365B20","saturated":"#5AB620","desaturated":"#65874F","pastel":"#A4C78F","neon":"#62FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":29.563490998188964},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":29.563490998188964},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":33.61547262794322},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":41.12177038990418},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":42.42640687119285}]

HEX meaning and use

About #5F9F38

#5F9F38 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #5F9F38 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 95, 159, and 56, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 97deg with 48% 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 0.2751, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.5:1AA Pass

White text3.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5F9F38 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.5:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#8ECA68#000000 text · best 10.8:1#8ECA68

#5AB620#000000 text · best 8.15:1#5AB620

#365B20#FFFFFF text · best 7.85:1#365B20

#77389F#FFFFFF text · best 7.37:1#77389F

#939F38#000000 text · best 7.26:1#939F38

Generated Palette

#5F9F38#5F9F38

#77389F#77389F

#939F38#939F38

#389F44#389F44

#8ECA68#8ECA68

#365B20#365B20

Color Harmonies

#77389F#77389F

#939F38#939F38

#389F44#389F44

#385F9F#385F9F

#9F385F#9F385F

Variants

#8ECA68#8ECA68

#365B20#365B20

#5AB620#5AB620

#65874F#65874F

#A4C78F#A4C78F

#62FF00#62FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive Green#708238

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Fern Green#4F7942

#5F9F38

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #5F9F38

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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