HEX atlas value

#728B23

#728B23 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 114, 139, 35, HSL 74, 60%, 34%, has luminance 0.2216, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#728B23 Sample readable text

HEX #728B23

RGB rgb(114, 139, 35)

HSL hsl(74 60% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 75, 45)

Luminance 0.2216

Contrast Black 5.43:1White 3.87:1

CSS

--color-728b23: #728B23;
.background-728b23 { background-color: #728B23; }
.text-728b23 { color: #728B23; }

Luminance0.2216

Black text5.43:1AA Pass

White text3.87:1AA 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":"#728B23","rgb":[114,139,35],"hsl":[74,60,34],"cmyk":[18,0,75,45],"luminance":0.2216,"contrast":{"black":5.43,"white":3.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3B238B","hex":"#3B238B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.8,"contrastWhite":11.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#ACCE3B","hex":"#ACCE3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.65,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#364110","hex":"#364110","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.92,"contrastWhite":10.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7D9E10","hex":"#7D9E10","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.77,"contrastWhite":3.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.52,"contrastWhite":3.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

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/728b23.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":"#3B238B","analogous":["#8B6F23","#3E8B23"],"triadic":["#23728B","#8B2372"],"tetradic":["#238B6F","#3B238B","#8B233E"],"splitComplementary":["#233E8B","#6F238B"],"monochromatic":["#ACCE3B","#728B23","#364110"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ACCE3B","dark":"#364110","saturated":"#7D9E10","desaturated":"#687836","pastel":"#B0C567","neon":"#A4D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":7.615773105863909},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":7.615773105863909},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":22.93468988235943},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":28.337254630609507},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":39.26830783214372}]

HEX meaning and use

About #728B23

#728B23 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #728B23 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 114, 139, and 35, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 74deg with 60% saturation and 34% 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 0.2216, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.43:1AA Pass

White text3.87:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #728B23 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.43:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.87:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#3B238B#FFFFFF text · best 11.67:1#3B238B

#ACCE3B#000000 text · best 11.65:1#ACCE3B

#364110#FFFFFF text · best 10.94:1#364110

#7D9E10#000000 text · best 6.77:1#7D9E10

Olive Leaf#000000 text · best 5.52:1#6B8E23

Generated Palette

#728B23#728B23

#3B238B#3B238B

#8B6F23#8B6F23

#3E8B23#3E8B23

#ACCE3B#ACCE3B

#364110#364110

Color Harmonies

#3B238B#3B238B

#8B6F23#8B6F23

#3E8B23#3E8B23

#23728B#23728B

#8B2372#8B2372

Variants

#ACCE3B#ACCE3B

#364110#364110

#7D9E10#7D9E10

#687836#687836

#B0C567#B0C567

#A4D600#A4D600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive Green#708238

Fern Frond#657220

Olive#808000

#728B23

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #728B23

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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